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President Trump's massive tax cut and spending package is now on the verge of final passage.
NPR's Claudia Grisales reports House Democrats are trying to stall that last vote to send the bill to President Trump's desk.
The mega bill survived another showdown in the House,
delaying a key procedural vote for nearly 20 hours until GOP holdouts flipped to yes,
setting up a final vote.
Democrats took to the Florida rail against the plan.
Here's House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
On behalf of every single American,
I'm on this House floor after 6 a.m. and I'm planning to take my sweet time.
For several hours, Jeffries recounted impacts of the bill, including new cuts to Medicaid.
The GOP bill already survived several close calls,
but it's on track to reach President Trump's desk by a self-imposed July 4th deadline.
Claudia de Salis, NPR News.
The tax cut and spending bill now being considered by the House is identical to the version passed this week by the Senate.
NPR's Jennifer Ludden explains it includes the largest cuts to social safety net programs in decades.
The latest version passed by the Senate would cut about a trillion dollars in Medicaid spending,
mainly through new work requirements.
An estimated 12 million people could lose coverage.
The federal food aid program known as SNAP would shift some spending to states.