Big Beautiful Bill Just Made Plaintiff Double Tax Permanent
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The vice president is pitching the Trump administration’s signature policy achievement to a skeptical American public.
In the classic Schoolhouse Rock song “I’m Just a Bill,” the bill laments the prospect of waiting with other bills, hoping to become a law. But President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” didn’t have to wait—it sped through Congress in recent days and landed on his desk in time for him to sign it into law by his July 4 deadline.
Vice President JD Vance promoted Republicans' new sweeping tax and spending law at a steel plant in his home state on Monday, telling factory workers that the new law would allow them to keep more of their paycheck in their pockets.
VP JD Vance tells The Daily Signal that Democrats who voted against the One Big Beautiful Bill Act "ought to pay a penalty."
As a candidate, Trump promised to lift taxes on overtime. The new law allows workers to deduct up to $12,500 in overtime compensation (for single filers) or $25,000 (for joint filers). This deduction phases out for income levels between $150,000 and $275,000 (for single filers) and $300,000 and $550,000 (for joint filers).
The event marks the culmination of weeks of effort by the president and his team to get the bill across the finish line.
President Donald Trump signaled his administration would “consider” sending Americans rebate checks from the billions in revenue his tariffs have raised.
As Vice President JD Vance spoke at Metallus, Stark County politicians cheered efforts to lower taxes and encourage domestic manufacturing.