The Daily Populous Thursday July 3rd, 2025 night edition
Authored by latintimes.com and submitted by Quirkie

New York City Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) taunted Republicans who are criticizing President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful" bill as House leadership seeks to advance with a vote to meet Trump's July 4 deadline.

In a social media post, the lawmaker offered a "quick reminder for Republican officials, who seem to need a refresher." "If you think a bill is bad, you vote NO. If you think it's good, you vote YES," she said. "You do NOT vote for things you deem a failure. Good chat."

Quick reminder for Republican officials, who seem to need a refresher today:

If you think a bill is bad, you vote NO.

If you think it’s good, you vote YES.

You do NOT vote for things you deem a failure.

Good chat 👍🏽 https://t.co/8ggUruS62R — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) July 2, 2025

AOC was responding to a clip showing Republican Rep. Chip Roy claiming their colleagues in the Senate "failed us." "They sent us a bill knowing, using a policy baseline gimmick. They sent it knowing that it was going to have increased deficit."

Roy is far from the only Republican lawmaker criticizing the bill. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a staunch ally of President Donald Trump, said she doesn't think House Speaker Mike Johnson has the votes to pass the bill at the moment.

Speaking to former Trump advisor Steve Bannon in his podcast "War Room," the lawmaker was highly critical of the bill's negotiation process, especially considering it just cleared the Senate and Trump wants to sign it by July 4.

"There's no way Johnson has the votes in the House for this," Greene added, describing the expectation to approve it soon "not realistic." "This is far from over. It's a dire situation. We're on a time clock that has been set on us. We have a lot of pressure. Also given the fact that there's 435 members on Congress and it's hard for us to get an agreement on anything. This whole thing is a s---show," Greene added.

The New York Times also noted that Johnson managed to get enough votes the first time around by offering different concessions, but will now have to negotiate again after the Senate made significant changes to the bill.

Two GOP Reps. voted against the bill in May: Warren Davidson and Thomas Massie. Now, others have come out to speak against its current iteration: Ralph Norman, Marlin Stutzman, Andy Ogles, Chip Roy, Andy Harris and David Valadao are some who, for different reasons, voiced their opposition to the bill.

Deficit hawks are criticizing how much amendments will add to the deficit and moderates are expressing concern about cuts to Medicaid. The Congressional Budget Office estimated that the bill will add some $3.3 trillion to the national debt over the next 10 years and that nearly 12 million people will be out of insurance in the same period. The White House says it will decrease it by $5 trillion.

GearTwunk on July 2nd, 2025 at 16:10 UTC »

If you say you're against a thing but you vote for it anyways

You were not ever against that thing

You just want people to think you were.

In other words, you lied.

fairoaks2 on July 2nd, 2025 at 16:08 UTC »

Lisa knew it was a bad bill and betrayed the nation. She cared about Trump more than millions of people who counted on her for protection. Shame shame

No-Mushroom5934 on July 2nd, 2025 at 16:00 UTC »

They tell you it’s for the working class, then slash Medicaid and SNAP. That’s a highway robbery against everyday people