July 4 wasn’t just America’s 249th birthday. It also marked another triumph for President Trump, who inscribed his giant signature on the tax and spending legislation he had vigorously championed.
The vote was razor-thin, and not a single House or Senate Democrat voted Yea. Many of the Nay votes reflected false claims that the One Big Beautiful Bill would “gut America’s social safety net,” leaving millions without healthcare or food.
The Wall Street Journal and other analysts eviscerated those falsehoods. They noted that taxpayers should not have to keep paying the health and welfare tab for millions of able-bodied adults who don’t want to work or even volunteer.
However, the 887-page bill created numerous corporate, public sector, interest group, and other winners and loser