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Up all night, House Republicans are charging ahead on their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package, with Speaker Mike Johnson defying the skeptics within his ranks and working to muscle President Donald Trump's priority bill to passage Thursday.
The manager's amendment released Wednesday night alters the bill by moving up effective dates for Medicaid work requirements, among other changes.
A key committee worked through the night on the legislation as Republican leaders sought agreement from various party factions.
Live updates and the latest news as Trump hosts South Africa's president and the House Rules Committee meets on the Republicans' budget bill.
The greatest benefits would go to high-income households, while low-income families would see a much more modest boost, analyses show.
White House economists project that the budget legislation pending before the House will, if enacted, contribute to a stunning rise in the economy's growth path. Their numbers are eye-popping — and far higher than those that analysts outside the Trump administration are projecting.