[Report by Soo Yin-ki] “(US President Donald Trump) rose before dawn on Wednesday, waking up 20 hours later to make phone calls intermittently, persuading reluctant House Republicans to push his domestic policy bills through,” according to a report by the American “Politico” on July 3rd, revealing behind-the-scenes details of the “Bigger, Better, Brighter” tax and spending bill’s passage through the US House of Representatives.
The report states that according to two White House officials and another source, to facilitate the passage of the aforementioned bill in the House, Trump began making calls to his staff and House members from around 5 AM local time on Wednesday (July 2nd), continuing until 1 AM Thursday (July 3rd). Meanwhile, Trump received on-site support from figures including Russell White, the White House Director of Management and Budget, and James Blair, a senior White House aide, adopting a “carrot-and-stick” strategy for “mobilization.”
As voting proceeded, Trump closely monitored the progress and made phone calls to his senior staff to understand the latest developments and ask who needed his contact.
“This worked,” Politico noted. The “Bigger, Better, Brighter” bill was approved in the US House of Representatives on Thursday afternoon local time and will eventually be signed into law by Trump. The White House stated on July 3rd that Trump planned to sign the bill on Independence Day, July 4th, to make it effective.
It is understood that the “Bigger, Better, Brighter” bill is a landmark legislative agenda launched by Trump at the beginning of 2025. The main content of the bill includes extending the corporate and individual tax cuts passed by Trump during his first term in 2017, exempting tips and overtime wages from taxation, with its core provision being a reduction in corporate taxes. The previous House version only extended the tax cut measures from 2025 to 2029, which would be the end of Trump’s presidency, while the Senate version permanently extended the tax cuts.
Analysts have criticized this bill for causing federal aid cuts, increasing long-term debt, and taxing the wealthy and large corporations, accusing it of “poverty-relief for the rich” and pushing the United States further down the path to fiscal insolvency. Two Republican congressmen voted against the bill on July 3rd.
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