A top House Democrat is needling Republicans who helped pass President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” through the lower chamber last month but have since voiced regrets upon learning of certain provisions they didn’t know were included in the 1,037-page package.
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.), the vice chair of the House Democratic Caucus, suggested the Republicans — who have long accused Democrats of ramming massive legislation through Congress before lawmakers can learn what they’re voting for — are hypocrites for seemingly doing the same with Trump’s domestic agenda.
“Now we see some Republican members who are opposed to it because — guess what? — they didn't read the bill,” Lieu said Wednesday during a press briefing in the Capitol.
With a late push from Trump, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.)