The deficit hawks have become chicken hawks tonight, in submission to Trump, the self-described king of debt,” said U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, recapitulating the political theater of President Donald Trump’s new tax and spending package.

Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill Act” passed the House of Representatives early this morning, and the president couldn’t be more thrilled about being one step closer to kicking millions of Americans off their health care coverage and food assistance programs.

U.S. President Donald Trump's massive tax and spending bill cleared an important procedural hurdle in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives on Wednesday, when a gatekeeper committee approved the measure and set up a floor vote for passage to occur within hours.