These are the 5 Republicans who voted against Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

House Republicans lifted President Donald Trump’s $4.5 trillion tax breaks and spending cuts bill to final passage Thursday, overcoming multiple setbacks to approve his signature second-term policy package before a self-imposed Fourth of July deadline.

Trump is expected to sign the bill tomorrow at 5 p.m. ET, the Associated Press reported.

The tight roll call, 218-214, came at a potentially high political cost, with two Republicans joining all Democrats opposed.

GOP leaders worked overnight and the president himself leaned on a handful of skeptics to drop their opposition and send the bill to his desk to become law.

The outcome delivers a milestone for the president and his party, a longshot effort to compile a lengthy list of GOP priorities into what they called his “one big beautiful bill,” an 800-plus page package. With Democrats unified in opposition, the bill will become a defining measure of Trump’s return to the White House, with the sweep of Republican control of Congress.

Along with the two Republican House members who voted against the bill dubbed by Trump as the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” three GOP senators voted “no” on Wednesday.

Here are the five Republicans who voted against Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill.”

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky.

Massie drew Trump’s wrath over his opposition to the bill, with the Kentucky congressman slammed by the president in several Truth Social posts:

“He’ll undoubtedly vote against the Great, Big, Beautiful Bill, even though non-passage means a 68% Tax Increase for everybody, and many things far worse than that. MAGA should drop this pathetic LOSER, Tom Massie, like the plague!” Trump posted last week.

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa.

Fitzpatrick, who joined Massie in voting against the bill, did not face the same backlash from Trump as his Kentucky counterpart.

The Pennsylvania Republican, who bills himself as an “independent voice” on his X account, cited the Senate version of the bill’s Medicaid provisions for his “no” vote.

“The original House language was written in a way that protected our community; the Senate amendments fell short of our standard. I believe in, and will always fight for, policies that are thoughtful, compassionate, and good for our community. It is this standard that will always guide my legislative decisions.”

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky.

Paul, a fiscal conservative, was concerned about estimates showing the legislation would increase the country’s debt.

“Bottom line: I offered my vote for fiscal sanity. Congress chose to sell out taxpayers instead. Only once the bill is released, we will know what the true price was,” he posted to X on Wednesday.

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine

Collins pointed to the bill’s Medicaid cuts as her rationale for voting against it.

“While I continue to support the tax relief I voted for in 2017, I could not support these Medicaid changes and other issues,” the Maine senator said.

Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C.

Like Massie, Tillis incurred Trump’s wrath after the North Carolina Republican delivered a passionate speech on the Senate floor.

“So what do I tell 663,000 people in two years or three years, when President Trump breaks his promise by pushing them off of Medicaid because the funding is not there anymore?” Tillis said of his constituents.

In turn, Trump said he would be interviewing contenders to primary Tillis.

“Numerous people have come forward wanting to run in the Primary against ‘Senator Thom’ Tillis. I will be meeting with them over the coming weeks, looking for someone who will properly represent the Great People of North Carolina and, so importantly, the United States of America. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”

Tillis announced he would not seek re-election instead of going up against a Trump-funded primary challenger.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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