Summary
The massive piece of legislation is the centerpiece of Trump's agenda, filled with tax breaks and spending cuts that would touch just about every American.
We discuss what's on the table now in the GOP mega bill. And how might it affect us if it passes.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everybody, it's Ian from How to Do Everything. |
| 0:02.6 | On our show, we attempt to answer your how-to questions. |
| 0:06.0 | We don't know how to do anything. |
| 0:08.3 | So we call experts. |
| 0:09.7 | Last season, both Tom Hanks and Martha Stewart stopped by to help. |
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| 0:15.6 | So get us your questions now by emailing how-to at npr.org or calling 1-800-424-2935. |
| 0:27.3 | The Senate passed Donald Trump's massive tax and spending bill yesterday by the narrowest of margins, with Vice President J.D. Vance |
| 0:39.4 | casting the deciding vote. On this vote, the yeas are 50, the nays are 50. The Senate being |
| 0:46.2 | evenly divided, the vice president votes in the affirmative. The bill as amended is passed. |
| 0:52.2 | It now moves back to the House, where it could face a fight with several |
| 0:55.4 | GOP lawmakers expressing skepticism about the Senate's version. The so-called big, beautiful bill |
| 1:01.4 | is the centerpiece of Trump's agenda and filled with tax breaks and spending cuts that will |
| 1:06.3 | touch just about every American. So what's on the table now in this GOP mega bill |
| 1:11.8 | and how might it affect us if it passes? |
| 1:14.5 | After the break, we're joined by Arthur Delaney, |
| 1:16.7 | senior reporter at HuffPost. |
| 1:18.5 | And Martha Gimble, |
| 1:19.4 | she's the executive director and co-founder |
| 1:21.3 | of the Budget Lab at Yale, |
| 1:23.0 | which researches how federal policy proposals |
| 1:25.4 | might affect the economy and you. I'm Naila Boodoo, |
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