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BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Louisiana leaders are speaking out after President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” passed in the House Thursday. On Tuesday, the Senate passed the ...

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Updated: Jul 4, 2025 / 09:10 AM CDT BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Louisiana leaders are speaking out after President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” passed in the House Thursday.

The bill narrowly passed the House 218–214, with all Louisiana Republicans—Speaker Mike Johnson, Majority Leader Steve Scalise, Rep. Clay Higgins, and Rep. Julia Letlow—backing the legislation.