The president exhorted Republicans to get behind the legislation after efforts to pass it hit resistance. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries decried the package in a record-long floor speech.

House Republican leadership worked with the White House around the clock Wednesday and Thursday morning to unify the conference and successfully sway many holdouts. While they were light on specifics,

The House on Thursday passed the signature piece of legislation of President Trump's second term, approving his "big, beautiful bill" by a vote of 218 to 214.