Republicans exult, but San Diego Democrats dismayed by passage of Trump spending bill

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries D-N Y left speaks in the House chamber as House Democrats stand to applaud him prior to the final vote for President Donald Trump s signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts at the Capitol Thursday July in Washington Photo by Rod Lamkey Jr AP House Republicans lifted President Donald Trump s trillion tax breaks and spending cuts bill to final passage Thursday They overcame multiple setbacks to approve his second-term framework package before a self-imposed Fourth of July deadline The tight roll call - came at a potentially high political cost with two Republicans joining all Democrats opposed GOP leaders worked overnight and the president himself leaned on a handful of skeptics to drop their opposition and send the bill to his desk to become law The passage of the -plus page big beautiful bill will likely become a defining milestone of Trump s return to the White House and it s indicative of the power the right wields in this majority-Republican Congress The atmosphere was joyous and musical at a ceremony for the passage of Republicans signature tax and spending bill I believe in America disclosed House Speaker Mike Johnson becoming briefly emotional as his colleagues cheered for him just ahead of the bill signing Everything was an absolute accident under the Biden-Harris radical woke progressive Democrat regime Johnson explained adding that Republicans had to quite literally fix every area of constituents program Johnson took selfies with lawmakers just before he signed the bill Lawmakers all posed around the House speaker with their thumbs up as Johnson signed it mimicking Trump s signature poses Half a dozen lawmakers also danced with their fists Trump s trademark dance move as Y M C A broke out in the room after Johnson penned his signature Without his leadership none of this would have been viable mentioned Rep Lisa McClain the GOP conference chair But currently we passed actual transformational provision rule that will impact every family the subsequent day San Diego s Congressional delegation comprised mostly of Democrats feel the same but they don t think Americans lives will be transformed for the better Rep Mike Levin D-Dana Point his district covers parts of North County and Orange County called the measure the worst bill that the House has voted on during my time in Congress and mentioned House Republicans don t care what they re doing to working families I ve made sure my Republican colleagues know exactly what their vote in assistance of this provision means he mentioned in a news release The numbers are dire Soundness care coverage ripped away from million Americans Food assistance for million threatened Home electricity bills increasing over dollars a year Rep Darrell Issa R-Escondido in a social media post criticized Democrats for their filibuster before the bill passed Every Democrat in Congress is about to vote against tax cuts on tips overtime social prevention car loans families with kids and small businesses while promising billions in benifits sic for illegals he wrote No wonder they re filibustering Like Levin though other San Diego Democrats pointed to the substantial cuts coming especially for those in need of masses assistance Rep Juan Vargas mentioned that Republicans in Congress have inflicted an unbelievable amount of pain and suffering on millions of families across the country and made it clear that billionaires matter more than their constituents It s an absolute betrayal Shame on them This won t be forgotten For Rep Sara Jacobs this bill represents leadership at its worst It cements inequality by eliminating the insufficient levers that people have to escape and stay out of poverty It saddles future generations with enormous debt and a sicker and hungrier workforce Rep Scott Peters another San Diego Democrat revealed this partisan bill asks only those with the least to sacrifice while giving tax breaks to those with the most of It is he concluded obscene The Associated Press contributed to this review