One Big Deeply Unpopular Bill
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🗓️ 3 July 2025
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Summary
Trump wants his “One Big Beautiful Bill” passed by July 4. But the bill is so large and expensive—with deep tax cuts only partially offset by huge cuts to Medicaid and SNAP—there’s something in there for almost every member of Congress to hate.
Guest: David Dayen, executive editor of the American Prospect.
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| 1:12.6 | through Congress, and honestly, a kind of weird time. |
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