It took weeks of talks, but just before 7 a.m., the House passed the "big beautiful bill" that is the heart of President Donald Trump's fiscal plan.

On May 22, early in the morning, the House of Representatives passed a bill that will carry out the administration's mission, as the Daily Mail reported.

This move ended weeks of talks and uncertainty from House Republicans about whether the massive bill could make it past the necessary hurdles.

Bill Technicalities

By a vote of 215-214, mostly along party lines, the House just barely passed the bill. The vote took place just before 7 a.m., after the lower house had talked about issues all night.

The bill is now on its way to the Senate, where changes are expected to be made as the second closely divided chamber of Congress hammers out the bits and pieces of interest to those lawmakers.

Things that no longer fit with the current version of the bill will need to be worked out in committee before they get to Trump's desk.

From the Speaker

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) praised the bills passage through the lower chamber of Congress after the vote, saying: “It’s a great day to be an American. It’s great to be a Republican.”

According to Johnson, the law is a reflection of the principles that constitute the conservative party. These principles include limited government, personal liberty, and fiscal discipline.

During his comments, the speaker expressed his concerns about the ability of the two major parties to put aside their differences and work together to get the bill passed.

“I give glory to God,” he said. “There’s a lot of prayer that brought this together.”

Lack of Support

The bill, on the other hand, was met with a lack of enthusiasm from a number of Republicans, who chose not to back it due to concerns regarding money spending.

“It’s a debt bomb,” Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) told reporters when asked why he didn't support the legislation.

Warren Davidson and Massie were the two Ohio Republicans who cast the dissenting vote. The head of the House Freedom Caucus, Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD), did not cast a vote.

Those holdouts, in addition to the narrow margins in the House, were the root cause of the lengthy debates over the bill.

Trump's Take

Following the passage of the bill, President Trump offered his thanks to Congress, describing the package as "arguably the most significant piece of Legislation" in the history of the United States.

“Now, it’s time for our friends in the United States Senate to get to work, and send this Bill to my desk AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!” he wrote on Truth Social.

After 21 hours of hearings in the House Rules Committee, which cleared the package for a floor vote, members of the House got back to work at around 11:00 p.m. on Wednesday.

Late on May 21 Republican conference leaders added an amendment to the megabill to appease moderates and fiscal conservatives, which assisted with the bill's palatability for some.