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Illinois officials react to passage of budget reconciliation bill

After a long voting process, the U.S. House of Representatives approved on Thursday, July 3, the budget reconciliation bill.

The bill, dubbed by the GOP the “Big, Beautiful Bill” but referred to by Democrats as the “Big, Ugly Bill,” passed the Senate on July 1 by a narrow margin, 51 to 50, with Vice President J.D. Vance casting the tie-breaking vote.

The bill met with opposition from all Democrats in both houses of…

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