Trump Set to Sign ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ into Law on 4th of July

(The Post News)- U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to sign what he’s calling the “One Big Beautiful Bill” today, after a tight but symbolic win in the House of Representatives gave him the green light to enshrine a sweeping tax-and-spend package into law.

The 887-page bill, which passed the House by just four votes (218 to 214) on Thursday, bundles together permanent tax cuts, deep spending shifts, and sweeping changes to public benefits. A signing ceremony is planned for the Fourth of July at the White House, complete with fireworks and possibly a military flyover, according to officials.

“This is going to be a great bill for the country,” Trump told reporters, celebrating the passage as a gift to the nation on its birthday. The legislation had already scraped through the Senate earlier in the week by a single vote. With both chambers now onboard, Trump is days, or even hours, from delivering on a major campaign promise.

But while Republicans hailed it as a victory, the bill has sharply divided opinion in Washington. Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries set a new record with an eight-hour speech opposing the bill, warning it would cut food aid, slash healthcare, and worsen inequality. “We will take our sweet time on behalf of the American people,” he said.

According to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the package is expected to balloon the U.S. deficit by about $3.3 trillion over the next decade. It also includes $4.5 trillion in tax breaks, mostly benefiting higher-income earners, and boosts funding for defense and border security. Cuts to programs like Medicaid, food stamps, and green energy tax credits form the bulk of the bill’s savings.

Republican Speaker Mike Johnson, who helped rally the fractured party to back the bill, said belief and persistence were key. “Some of them were tough nuts to crack,” he joked after the vote. Despite initial pushback, only two Republicans, Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, broke ranks and voted against it. Others like Chip Roy, who once called the Senate version a “travesty,” eventually supported the final bill without any changes.

Democratic critics, including former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, didn’t hold back. Pelosi called the legislation a “dangerous checklist of extreme Republican priorities,” while Rep. Marc Veasey branded it “cruel and chaotic.” For Trump, the narrow win is less about the numbers and more about power, a sign his grip on the party, and on Congress, is as firm as ever.