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.

Opponents of the inaptly named One Big Beautiful Bill Act only needed three House Republicans to balk. In the end, the votes weren't there.

President Donald Trump is expected to sign into law on July 4 his second-term agenda on tax reductions, immigration enforcement and Medicaid cuts.