1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:02,400 Speaker 1: This is air conditions facility. 2 00:00:02,520 --> 00:00:04,640 Speaker 2: So if any of the news claims are keeping him 3 00:00:04,640 --> 00:00:06,760 Speaker 2: out in the hot hum itself Florida, that is wrong. 4 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:08,080 Speaker 2: It's probably sixty two to bring. 5 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:12,640 Speaker 1: Here to be under So, hey, Biden wanted me in here. Okay, 6 00:00:12,760 --> 00:00:14,640 Speaker 1: he wanted me. It didn't work out that way, but 7 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:15,520 Speaker 1: he wanted me. 8 00:00:16,040 --> 00:00:20,200 Speaker 2: You're listening to the forty seven Morning Update with Ben ferguson. 9 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:22,240 Speaker 1: Good Wednesday morning. So nice to have you with us 10 00:00:22,280 --> 00:00:25,599 Speaker 1: on the forty seven Morning Update. And we have big news. 11 00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:30,440 Speaker 1: The Senate has passed Donald Trump's Big, Beautiful Bill. It 12 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:34,240 Speaker 1: is now one step closer to going to the President's 13 00:00:34,320 --> 00:00:38,720 Speaker 1: desk for a signature and still online for a July 14 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:42,839 Speaker 1: fourth signing. So what made it into the bill that 15 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:45,560 Speaker 1: is now headed back to the House from the Senate. 16 00:00:45,960 --> 00:00:49,960 Speaker 1: I break it all down for you. But first, right now, 17 00:00:50,320 --> 00:00:52,960 Speaker 1: all of us, our help is needed with the people 18 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:55,960 Speaker 1: that are under attack in Israel. We know that Israel 19 00:00:56,040 --> 00:00:58,640 Speaker 1: is at war with Iran, a nation that is vowed 20 00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:01,640 Speaker 1: to wipe Israel and in the United States of America 21 00:01:01,680 --> 00:01:05,400 Speaker 1: off the map. In a necessary act of self defense, 22 00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:10,640 Speaker 1: Israel struck Iranian nuclear facilities, military targets, and their top leadership, 23 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:14,279 Speaker 1: and right now, the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews 24 00:01:14,319 --> 00:01:17,920 Speaker 1: is on the ground preparing large scale distributions of life 25 00:01:17,959 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 1: saving food, first date and emergency kits, especially to Israel's 26 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:27,200 Speaker 1: most vulnerable people, the sick, the elderly, children, and families 27 00:01:27,240 --> 00:01:30,800 Speaker 1: that are in great need. The Fellowship is also making 28 00:01:30,840 --> 00:01:34,600 Speaker 1: sure that hospitals, emergency rooms, and shelters are fully stocked 29 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:39,280 Speaker 1: with critical and life saving medical supplies. 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That's IFCJ dot org. 40 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:24,400 Speaker 1: It's the forty seven Morning Update and it starts right now. 41 00:02:24,560 --> 00:02:25,600 Speaker 2: Story number one. 42 00:02:25,760 --> 00:02:31,440 Speaker 1: Congratulations America. The Senate has passed Donald Trump's Big Beautiful Bill. 43 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:36,720 Speaker 1: Now one final step from President Trump's desk as it 44 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:40,280 Speaker 1: goes back to the House, and President Trump is very 45 00:02:40,320 --> 00:02:43,080 Speaker 1: excited about what is happening at the moment. Now, the 46 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 1: Senate passed the Big Beautiful Bill Tuesday after the longest 47 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:51,880 Speaker 1: in history, a twenty seven hour amendment vote rama. It 48 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:55,320 Speaker 1: is a new record, and Vice President JD. Vance casts 49 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:59,359 Speaker 1: a tie breaking vote on final passage, as well as 50 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:04,160 Speaker 1: during a couple of the final amendment votes beforehand. Now, 51 00:03:04,200 --> 00:03:09,079 Speaker 1: the bill includes an enormous assembly of Trump campaign promises 52 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:15,400 Speaker 1: on border security, energy, national security issues, spending cuts, and 53 00:03:15,520 --> 00:03:19,799 Speaker 1: also massive tax cuts for all Americans. The bill also 54 00:03:19,880 --> 00:03:25,320 Speaker 1: includes medicaid reforms and an increase in defense spending, putting 55 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:29,639 Speaker 1: America yet again. First. Now, it did not come easy. 56 00:03:30,320 --> 00:03:32,960 Speaker 1: Tensions have been high at times, but we're at the 57 00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:36,480 Speaker 1: end now, is how centter Lindsey Graham put it, saying 58 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 1: the Budget Committee chairman that the enthusiasm through bloodshot eyes, well, 59 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:45,880 Speaker 1: it was still there during the final vote series. The 60 00:03:45,920 --> 00:03:49,840 Speaker 1: final series of votes also came after an agreement ensuring 61 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:53,600 Speaker 1: that the Majority Leader, John Thune had the votes to 62 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:57,160 Speaker 1: pass the legislation and wrap up amendment votes as well. 63 00:03:57,640 --> 00:04:01,240 Speaker 1: But in the spirit of the exercise. Last minute drama 64 00:04:01,960 --> 00:04:05,920 Speaker 1: cast the bill's future into real question, as many were 65 00:04:05,920 --> 00:04:09,080 Speaker 1: worried if you could buy off a member of the 66 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:13,000 Speaker 1: Senate to get them to switch their vote. Finally, at 67 00:04:13,080 --> 00:04:18,000 Speaker 1: ten to twelve am Eastern Standard time, senators were instructed 68 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 1: to make their way to the floor and planned to 69 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:24,919 Speaker 1: be in their seat in fifteen minutes. Over an hour later, 70 00:04:25,279 --> 00:04:29,720 Speaker 1: a large group of Senators was still huddling at the diocese, 71 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:37,360 Speaker 1: negotiating with the help of Senate staff, including the Senate Parliamentarian. Eventually, 72 00:04:37,640 --> 00:04:41,880 Speaker 1: an agreement was reached and the Senate, very anxious to 73 00:04:42,120 --> 00:04:47,160 Speaker 1: end the marathon session, breezed through the final votes. Senators 74 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:51,599 Speaker 1: Tom Tillis and Senator Ran Paul, both Republicans who voted 75 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:56,760 Speaker 1: against proceedings to the bill, voted against the passage as well. 76 00:04:57,360 --> 00:05:02,800 Speaker 1: They were joined by liberal Republicans Susan Collins, whose amendment 77 00:05:02,880 --> 00:05:07,040 Speaker 1: to raise taxes on billionaires to pay for a fund 78 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:11,200 Speaker 1: for rural hospitals was soundly defeated by the way her 79 00:05:11,240 --> 00:05:16,120 Speaker 1: amendment received a quote bipartisan of just twenty two Senators 80 00:05:16,200 --> 00:05:19,839 Speaker 1: voting in favor of it. We also had some fireworks 81 00:05:19,839 --> 00:05:23,440 Speaker 1: from Senator Lisa Murkowski, you know her as the Republican 82 00:05:23,520 --> 00:05:28,360 Speaker 1: from Alaska required a lastman agreement on a Medicaid carve 83 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:32,039 Speaker 1: out for her state after the Senate Parliamentarian rule. The 84 00:05:32,200 --> 00:05:39,159 Speaker 1: prior agreement violated the much ballyhooed Bird rule, which governs 85 00:05:39,200 --> 00:05:43,720 Speaker 1: what can be included in reconciliation bills. Her withdrawal of 86 00:05:43,760 --> 00:05:47,840 Speaker 1: support despite receiving an additional carve out for Alaska on 87 00:05:47,960 --> 00:05:53,000 Speaker 1: food stamps threw the bill's passage into real question. So 88 00:05:53,360 --> 00:05:57,440 Speaker 1: what happened next? Well, the big beautiful bill now heading, 89 00:05:57,520 --> 00:06:00,520 Speaker 1: thank goodness, to the House, where a one full of 90 00:06:00,640 --> 00:06:05,040 Speaker 1: moderates have protested the Medicaid reforms and a large block 91 00:06:05,080 --> 00:06:09,360 Speaker 1: of spending hawks, mostly consisting of House Freedom Caucus members, 92 00:06:09,720 --> 00:06:12,640 Speaker 1: are saying they want more spending cuts in line with 93 00:06:12,760 --> 00:06:16,040 Speaker 1: the version of the House bill that was actually sent 94 00:06:16,120 --> 00:06:19,919 Speaker 1: to the Senate originally. Now, the first procedural vote is 95 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:25,120 Speaker 1: actually expected for Wednesday morning at nine am Eastern Standard time. 96 00:06:25,800 --> 00:06:30,400 Speaker 1: Trump is also mandating that July fourth deadline, and Trump 97 00:06:30,480 --> 00:06:34,360 Speaker 1: is likely to lobby, make phone calls, even talk about 98 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:39,960 Speaker 1: primarying people and twisting arms whatever is necessary to secure 99 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:44,359 Speaker 1: his signature legislative achievement. Now you may be asking yourself 100 00:06:44,520 --> 00:06:48,039 Speaker 1: what is actually in this bill that has left the Senate. 101 00:06:48,560 --> 00:06:51,560 Speaker 1: Let me give you that list because it's an important one. 102 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:55,479 Speaker 1: Number one, this bill delivers the largest tax cut in 103 00:06:55,839 --> 00:06:59,360 Speaker 1: history of the United States of America for middle and 104 00:06:59,440 --> 00:07:05,440 Speaker 1: working class Americans. Bigger paychecks of ten thousand dollars more 105 00:07:05,720 --> 00:07:09,640 Speaker 1: in annual take home pay for families as well. A 106 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:14,600 Speaker 1: massive campaign idea is now reality. No tax on tips, 107 00:07:15,040 --> 00:07:19,320 Speaker 1: which will expand middle class America like we've never seen before. 108 00:07:19,920 --> 00:07:22,960 Speaker 1: We also are going to reward people that work hard 109 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:27,840 Speaker 1: with no tax on overtime, incentivizing people to work more 110 00:07:27,960 --> 00:07:31,400 Speaker 1: to get ahead, and something that should have happened a 111 00:07:31,400 --> 00:07:36,600 Speaker 1: long time ago. No tax on Social Security, giving more 112 00:07:36,680 --> 00:07:42,000 Speaker 1: security to seniors, especially when cost of living has skyrocketed. 113 00:07:42,520 --> 00:07:47,000 Speaker 1: We also have no tax on made and America auto loans. 114 00:07:47,480 --> 00:07:51,000 Speaker 1: Let me say that again, no tax on made in 115 00:07:51,040 --> 00:07:54,679 Speaker 1: America auto loans, which will help prop up American made 116 00:07:54,760 --> 00:07:59,400 Speaker 1: automobiles and incentivize Americans to look at America first. You 117 00:07:59,440 --> 00:08:03,080 Speaker 1: will also help with massive amounts of manufacturing jobs, keeping 118 00:08:03,120 --> 00:08:09,560 Speaker 1: Americans working in manufacturing. It also protects two million family 119 00:08:09,640 --> 00:08:13,720 Speaker 1: farms from punitive double taxation, something that's been a huge 120 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:19,120 Speaker 1: problem in this country. Permanent increases to the child tax credit. 121 00:08:19,280 --> 00:08:23,200 Speaker 1: Let me say that again, permanent increases to the child 122 00:08:23,280 --> 00:08:29,120 Speaker 1: tax credit, supporting over forty million American families. Also, a 123 00:08:29,240 --> 00:08:31,520 Speaker 1: vote against this bill is a vote for the largest 124 00:08:31,560 --> 00:08:35,800 Speaker 1: tax increase in history, something that Republicans did a very 125 00:08:35,840 --> 00:08:39,000 Speaker 1: good job of selling to the American people. It also 126 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:43,400 Speaker 1: in this bill recentded billions in green news scam funding, 127 00:08:43,960 --> 00:08:48,720 Speaker 1: which DOGE and the Trump administration had exposed in the 128 00:08:48,800 --> 00:08:54,280 Speaker 1: last several months. It restores fiscal sanity, slashing deficits by 129 00:08:54,360 --> 00:08:58,000 Speaker 1: roughly two trillion dollars. Yes, there are many in the 130 00:08:58,040 --> 00:08:59,920 Speaker 1: House that want more than that, and we'll have to 131 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:03,439 Speaker 1: see what happens moving forward. We also know that this 132 00:09:03,480 --> 00:09:08,120 Speaker 1: bill eliminated waste, fraud, and abuse from the bloated federal 133 00:09:08,160 --> 00:09:12,600 Speaker 1: programs that we have now been exposing through DOGE and 134 00:09:12,800 --> 00:09:18,200 Speaker 1: permanently securing our southern and northern borders, something the President 135 00:09:18,280 --> 00:09:21,960 Speaker 1: said needed to be in this bill. We also know 136 00:09:22,040 --> 00:09:25,719 Speaker 1: that this bill deports at least one million illegal aliens 137 00:09:25,760 --> 00:09:29,920 Speaker 1: a year. Yes, that is also in the bill, And 138 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:34,160 Speaker 1: it makes the largest investment in border security in an 139 00:09:34,360 --> 00:09:38,920 Speaker 1: entire generation, providing nearly one hundred and fifty billion to 140 00:09:39,040 --> 00:09:44,000 Speaker 1: secure our border and also to deport illegal aliens, which 141 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:48,160 Speaker 1: the American people voted for. The bill also includes finishing 142 00:09:48,280 --> 00:09:52,439 Speaker 1: Phase two of the border wall, something Donald Trump campaigned 143 00:09:52,480 --> 00:09:56,400 Speaker 1: on back all the way in twenty sixteen, and it 144 00:09:56,480 --> 00:10:00,520 Speaker 1: shifts the cost of adjudication in the immigration se system 145 00:10:00,720 --> 00:10:05,520 Speaker 1: from the American taxpayer to the illegal aliens. We also 146 00:10:05,640 --> 00:10:09,400 Speaker 1: know that we're hiring it because of this bill, hiring 147 00:10:09,600 --> 00:10:16,559 Speaker 1: ten thousand new ICE agents, more than five thousand Customs officers, 148 00:10:17,160 --> 00:10:21,400 Speaker 1: and more than three thousand new border patrol agents, yet 149 00:10:21,440 --> 00:10:25,040 Speaker 1: again sending a message to the cartels and terrorists that 150 00:10:25,120 --> 00:10:26,880 Speaker 1: you don't want to try to sneak in to the 151 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:31,520 Speaker 1: United States of America or ship your drugs into this country, 152 00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:35,720 Speaker 1: because we're coming for you. There's also funds for the 153 00:10:35,760 --> 00:10:40,199 Speaker 1: Golden Dome Missile Defense System to confront the twenty first 154 00:10:40,200 --> 00:10:44,240 Speaker 1: century threats, something the President and the DoD talked about 155 00:10:44,280 --> 00:10:47,800 Speaker 1: extensively with the American people. We know that we need 156 00:10:47,840 --> 00:10:50,840 Speaker 1: to put America first when it comes to our national security, 157 00:10:51,240 --> 00:10:54,120 Speaker 1: and that's exactly why the funds were included in this 158 00:10:54,240 --> 00:10:58,320 Speaker 1: bill for the Golden Dome Missile Defense System. We also 159 00:10:58,360 --> 00:11:02,200 Speaker 1: know the bill delivers the largest coast guard upgrade since 160 00:11:02,240 --> 00:11:05,520 Speaker 1: World War Two. Why are we doing that? Because that's 161 00:11:05,559 --> 00:11:09,120 Speaker 1: where the fetinyl is coming into this country and the 162 00:11:09,120 --> 00:11:13,720 Speaker 1: criminal cartels are clearly exploiting our open seas. Now we 163 00:11:13,800 --> 00:11:17,120 Speaker 1: will have the largest coast guard upgrade that we've had 164 00:11:17,160 --> 00:11:22,360 Speaker 1: since World War Two, something that needed to happen decades ago. Finally, 165 00:11:22,640 --> 00:11:26,000 Speaker 1: the bill modernized our military to ensure it has the 166 00:11:26,120 --> 00:11:31,200 Speaker 1: resources to be ready and encourages a lethal fighting force. 167 00:11:31,320 --> 00:11:35,640 Speaker 1: After four years of weakness by the Biden administration, we've 168 00:11:35,640 --> 00:11:40,839 Speaker 1: fallen behind China, but ninety longer. It also ends Biden's 169 00:11:41,000 --> 00:11:46,120 Speaker 1: war on American energy and drives down energy costs, something 170 00:11:46,160 --> 00:11:48,120 Speaker 1: that was important in this bill to make sure that 171 00:11:48,200 --> 00:11:52,400 Speaker 1: we as a nation are in fact energy independent, something 172 00:11:52,440 --> 00:11:55,880 Speaker 1: that the prior administration did everything they could to make 173 00:11:55,920 --> 00:11:59,679 Speaker 1: sure that we were weak as a nation. And it 174 00:11:59,720 --> 00:12:04,600 Speaker 1: all j Unleasha's domestic oil, domestic gas, as well as 175 00:12:04,720 --> 00:12:09,480 Speaker 1: nuclear power, restoring what made America great all along the 176 00:12:09,559 --> 00:12:13,920 Speaker 1: ability to function without relying on Middle Eastern countries or 177 00:12:13,960 --> 00:12:17,760 Speaker 1: anyone else that's producing oil around the world, including places 178 00:12:17,800 --> 00:12:20,480 Speaker 1: like Russia. So if you want to know what's in 179 00:12:20,520 --> 00:12:26,040 Speaker 1: this America, first, this big, this beautiful Bill Well, here's 180 00:12:26,080 --> 00:12:28,880 Speaker 1: what's in it Now, it moves back to the House 181 00:12:29,320 --> 00:12:32,440 Speaker 1: and hopefully it will be moving within days to the 182 00:12:32,559 --> 00:12:37,880 Speaker 1: President's desk for a big celebration signing on July fourth. 183 00:12:38,160 --> 00:12:40,800 Speaker 2: Thank you for listening to the forty seven Morning Update 184 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:45,080 Speaker 2: with Ben Ferguson. Please make sure you hit subscribe wherever 185 00:12:45,120 --> 00:12:48,160 Speaker 2: you're listening to this podcast right now and for more 186 00:12:48,200 --> 00:12:51,960 Speaker 2: in depth news, also subscribe to the Ben Ferguson podcast 187 00:12:52,200 --> 00:12:54,000 Speaker 2: and we will see you back here tomorrow.