The advanced age of many Washington, D.C. lawmakers has remained under intense scrutiny from both the public and the media\u2014especially following former President Joe Biden\u2019s disastrous 2024 debate performance and his eventual withdrawal from the race.<\/p>\n
Episodes like Schakowsky\u2019s fall have only amplified concerns, keeping the uncomfortable issue in the spotlight amid a punishing and high-stakes legislative session.<\/p>\n
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She has represented her Illinois district in the U.S. House of Representatives since first winning federal office in 1998, following a seven-year stint as a state legislator.<\/p>\n
She spent part of Wednesday filming an incendiary message for social media. \u201cI\u2019m not just a no on Trump\u2019s Big Ugly Bill, I\u2019m a HELL NO!\u201d she wrote on X.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is going to be the most hideous vote that the Republicans are putting forward that would absolutely take healthcare away from literally millions of people. Why? Because they want to be able to provide more money, more wealth to the richest people in the United States of America,\u201d railed Schakowsky.<\/p>\n
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Critics had claimed Trump would never succeed in passing his sweeping tax cut legislation\u2014let alone before the July 4 recess.<\/p>\n
With its passage, Trump has now enacted the bulk of his campaign agenda just six months into his second term, the Washington Times noted in an analysis of the president\u2019s first months back in office in what will be his final term.<\/p>\n
\u201cCampaigns are filled with promises and \u2018most\u2019 administrations are filled with excuses but NOT @Potus, who once again delivered for the American people,\u201d said Mark Meadows, who served as White House chief of staff during Trump\u2019s first term, on X.<\/p>\n
It also eliminates most taxes on tips, overtime pay, and Social Security benefits for seniors.<\/p>\n
The bill includes major changes to Medicaid, which has ballooned in both size and cost over the past decade. It tightens eligibility rules to exclude unauthorized immigrants and others who don\u2019t qualify, a move projected to reduce Medicaid spending by $1 trillion over the next ten years.<\/p>\n
In addition, the legislation allocates $46.5 billion to complete Trump\u2019s long-standing 2016 campaign pledge to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border\u2014a promise left unfinished during his first term.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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