Conservatives Block Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill' in a Stunning Setback

TIME

Four Republican conservatives initially voted against Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill'  — Roy and Reps. Ralph Norman of South Carolina, Josh Brecheen of Oklahoma, Rep. Andrew Clyde of Georgia. Then one, Rep. Lloyd Smucker of Pennsylvania, switched his vote to no.

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00:00The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office just this week confirmed that at least 13,700,000

00:09Americans will lose their health care if the GOP bill for billionaires becomes law.

00:17That is bad economics. It is unconscionable. I have to now admonish my colleagues on this side

00:22of the aisle. This bill falls profoundly short. It does not do what we say it does with respect

00:28to deficits. The fact of the matter is on the spending, what we're dealing with here on tax

00:33cuts and spending, a massive front-loaded deficit increase. That's the truth. That's the truth.

00:40We are writing checks we cannot cash and our children are going to pay the price. So I may

00:45no on this bill unless serious reforms are made today, tomorrow, Sunday. We're having conversations

00:52as we speak, but something needs to change or you're not going to get my support.

00:56We're telling a healthy body, a healthy American that you've got four years to get a job? No.

01:01The payment stops now. Sadly, I'm a hard no until we get this ironed out. The committee will now vote on

01:08the postponed roll call vote to favorably report the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to the House. The clerk

01:13will call the roll. Mr. Norman. No. Mr. Norman, no. Mr. McClintock. Aye. Mr. McClintock, aye. Mr.

01:22Grothman. Aye. Mr. Grothman, aye. Are there any members who have not voted or

01:28wished to change their vote? Mr. Chairman, how am I recorded? You are a yes clerk. Mr.

01:35Chairman, Mr. Smucker is recorded as aye. I'd like to change my vote to no. Okay. Mr.

01:41Smucker is off aye and on no. Mr. Chair, on the vote, there were 16 ayes and 21 nos.

01:49Well, the no's have it. The committee stands in recess, subject to the call of the chair. I want

01:57to thank everybody for their time and patience and Godspeed and safe travels.

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