US House Republicans passed a tax and spending package. The bill includes tax cuts and changes to federal benefits. It increases the national debt ceiling. The Senate will now consider the bill. The bill impacts tax rates and child tax credits.

Social Services Commissioner Molly Wasow Park said about 75,000 Staten Island SNAP recipients, mostly kids and seniors, could be impacted by the cuts.

President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” cuts federal funding for SNAP. North Carolina would have to find $229 million per year to fill the gap.

Ky., says “Taxpayers are on the hook for $400 million/day in SNAP funding, and the program is riddled with waste, fraud, and abuse. Time to get @ElonMusk and @DOGE involved so we

The House-passed bill includes a large tax cut, as well as more money for defense and immigration enforcement, financed in part by slashing health, nutrition, education and clean energy programs.

Republicans are touting House passage of a megabill to fund Trump’s agenda as a win for Americans. Democrats slam it as benefiting the rich and hurting low-income people.

Congressman Ryan Mackenzie joined the vast majority of House Republicans in voting in favor of President Trump’s multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package early Thursday morning, which now