May 21 (UPI) -- Congress is pressing to pass President Donald Trump's legislative agenda bill ahead of Memorial Day, though some Republicans have objected to portions of it.
The budget reconciliation bill, called the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," is 1,116 pages of legislation to fund Trump's broad agenda. Included is more than $150 billion in additional funding for defense, an extension of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, an increase in the maximum deduction individuals can take in state and local taxes and limitations on Medicaid eligibility.
A nonpartisan analysis of the bill by the Congressional Budget Office estimated that it will add nearly $4 trillion to the national debt.
"It's very important for people to understand why we're being so aggressive on the timetable and why this really is so important," House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday.
"This is the vehicle through which we will deliver on the mandate the American people gave us during the last election. You're going to have historic savings for the American people, historic tax relief for American workers, historic investments in border security."
