Republicans Finally Pass Their Sweeping Reconciliation Bill

Despite all the public GOP opposition to the reconciliation bill, in the end, almost everyone voted for it anyway.

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After months of politicking, policy writing, and several all-nighters, Republicans finally, officially, passed their massive reconciliation bill on Thursday afternoon.

Rep. Andy Harris — who railed against the $3.3 trillion cost of the package as the chair of the conservative House Freedom Caucus — called the bill “not ready for prime time.”

Rep. Andy Ogles — who introduced an amendment that would have undone all of the Senate’s changes to the legislation — called the bill “Frankenstein.”