Big, yes. Beautiful, no. Donald Trump's regressive bill

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  The Economist.

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  The Senate historian doesn't know exactly when the term was coined,

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  but that anecdotal evidence points to Senate staffers around 1992.

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  Then, in 1996, Republican Whip Trent Lott used it on the Senate floor.

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  The word, and the process, has become more regular since.

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  This week's Voterama was the longest ever.

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  And President Trump.

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  But it was the most consequential

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  because it allowed the Senate to load up his signature domestic policy and tax bill

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  with enough goodies to get the votes to pass.

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  And despite previous reservations about its massive cost, the House dutifully passed it.

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  I'm John Priddo and this is Checks and Balance from The Economist.

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  Each week, we take one big beautiful theme, shaping American politics, and explore it in depth.

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  The one big beautiful bill.

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  It slashes millions from Medicaid rolls to extend tax cuts and create new ones.

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  What does that mean for Trump's working-class supporters?

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  The bill looks more like a traditional tax package than a MAGA wish list.

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  Will voters take note in next year's midterms?

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  Joining me this week to talk about the big, beautiful bill,

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  what's in it, and what its effects will be are Idrees Kaloun,

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