It is imperative that Republicans in the House pass the Tax Cut Bill, now!: Trump

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that it is important that the Republicans pass the Tax Cut Bill immediately for the nation to boom.

Taking to the social media platform Truth, Trump said, "It is IMPERATIVE that Republicans in the House pass the Tax Cut Bill, NOW! Our Country Will Boom!!!"


On April 5, Senate Republicans approved their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks and spending cuts framework, hurtling past hardened Democratic opposition toward what Trump calls the “big, beautiful bill” that's central to his agenda.

The vote, 51-48, fell along mostly party lines, but with sharp dissent from two prominent GOP senators. It could not have come at a more difficult political moment.

The US economy is churning after Trump's vast tariff scheme sent stocks plummeting, and experts are warning of soaring costs for consumers at home and threats of a potential recession. Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Rand Paul of Kentucky both voted against.

But with a nod from Trump, GOP leaders held on, determined to march ahead. Approval paves the way for Republicans, in the months ahead, to try to power a tax cut bill through both chambers of Congress over the objections of Democrats, just as they did in Trump's first term with unified party control in Washington.

The House and Senate need to resolve their differences. The House Republicans had already approved their version, with USD 4.5 trillion in tax breaks over 10 years and some USD 2 trillion in budget cuts pointed at changes to Medicaid, food stamps and other programmes, and some have panned the Senate's approach.

A few Democratic proposals, however, did draw some GOP support, including those to protect health care, Social Security and the bargaining rights of federal workers, a potential sign of unrest ahead.