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USA-Mega-bill/Reax
FILE: Washington D.C., USA - Oct 2024 (CCTV Video News Agency - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of White House
2. Various of Capitol Hill, U.S. national flag
USA - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
3. SOUDNBITE (English) U.S. citizen (name not given):
"I think, like, as far as insurance and things like that. I worked my whole life, and I have to struggle and pay a lot of money for insurance, and people are just sitting on the couch, and they have better insurance than I do, and I'm paying for my insurance. So that, I think, in itself, is pretty hard to think about. Some people that just don't want to work, and that's where I think the Founding Fathers would be like, hey, you know, I mean, because they worked their butt off back then. I mean, they didn't have cell phones, they didn’t have anything, any technology to build, and any kind of infrastructure. They just did it by their hands. And if they saw some of these people that just can't even get up out of their couch and off their games, their Wi-Fi, or their little Xboxes -- yeah, I think incredible difference."
4. SOUDNBITE (English) U.S. citizen (name not given):
"It has a lot of stuff on both sides, and they pushed it through really quick. I know it, like, got passed the other day, but, you know, I couldn't really tell you."
5. SOUDNBITE (English) U.S. citizen (name not given):
"It has a lot in it about, you know, basically, Medicaid and taxing the rich. It's not something that I necessarily agree with. It's not something that I wish would pass. But, you know, I hope that it doesn't go through."
FILE: Washington D.C., USA - Oct 2024 (CCTV Video News Agency - No access Chinese mainland)
6. U.S. national flag
FILE: New York City, USA - Oct 2024 (CCTV Video News Agency - No access Chinese mainland)
7. Various of traffic, pedestrians
Many Americans have voiced concerns about U.S. President Donald Trump's landmark policy-- the One Big Beautiful Bill -- citing its cost and potential impact on lower-income people, as it was signed into law Friday afternoon.
The signing ceremony at the White House came a day after the House of Representatives narrowly passed the bill on Thursday. Trump had set a deadline for the bill to pass before July 4 in order to make the signing part of the Independence Day celebration.
The law represents Trump's agenda policies, including tax cuts and funding boosts for military expenditure and border security.
Representatives from both parties in the House were deeply divided over the bill, which includes sweeping cuts to healthcare and food programs for the poor, increased spending on the military and border security, and broad tax cuts across income groups. It has been predicted that the bill will add 3.3 trillion U.S. dollars to the country's already high debt burden.
The bill passed the House by a narrow margin of 218 to 214, with every Democrat and two Republicans -- Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania -- voting against it.
In interviews with China Global Television Network (CGTN), many U.S. citizens expressed concern about the new tax and spending bill, but some supported the bill's proposed cuts to health insurance for people who don't work.
"I think, like, as far as insurance and things like that. I worked my whole life, and I have to struggle and pay a lot of money for insurance, and people are just sitting on the couch, and they have better insurance than I do, and I'm paying for my insurance. So that, I think, in itself, is pretty hard to think about. Some people that just don't want to work, and that's where I think the Founding Fathers would be like, hey, you know, I mean, because they worked their butt off back then. I mean, they didn't have cell phones, they didn’t have anything, any technology to build, and any kind of infrastructure. They just did it by their hands. And if they saw some of these people that just can't even get up out of their couch and off their games, their Wi-Fi, or their little Xboxes -- yeah, I think incredible difference," said a woman from Washington, D.C.
Another Washington, D.C., resident admitted to being unsure about the details of the bill but criticized how quickly it was passed.
"It has a lot of stuff on both sides, and they pushed it through really quick. I know it, like, got passed the other day, but, you know, I couldn't really tell you," he said.
A young resident expressed skepticism, particularly about the bill's provisions related to Medicaid and tax cuts for the rich.
"It has a lot in it about, you know, basically, Medicaid and taxing the rich. It's not something that I necessarily agree with. It's not something that I wish would pass. But, you know, I hope that it doesn't go through," he said.
USA-Mega-bill/Reax
Dateline : Recent/File
Location : United States
Duration : 1'37
FILE: Washington D.C., USA - Oct 2024 (CCTV Video News Agency - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of White House
2. Various of Capitol Hill, U.S. national flag
USA - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
3. SOUDNBITE (English) U.S. citizen (name not given):
"I think, like, as far as insurance and things like that. I worked my whole life, and I have to struggle and pay a lot of money for insurance, and people are just sitting on the couch, and they have better insurance than I do, and I'm paying for my insurance. So that, I think, in itself, is pretty hard to think about. Some people that just don't want to work, and that's where I think the Founding Fathers would be like, hey, you know, I mean, because they worked their butt off back then. I mean, they didn't have cell phones, they didn’t have anything, any technology to build, and any kind of infrastructure. They just did it by their hands. And if they saw some of these people that just can't even get up out of their couch and off their games, their Wi-Fi, or their little Xboxes -- yeah, I think incredible difference."
4. SOUDNBITE (English) U.S. citizen (name not given):
"It has a lot of stuff on both sides, and they pushed it through really quick. I know it, like, got passed the other day, but, you know, I couldn't really tell you."
5. SOUDNBITE (English) U.S. citizen (name not given):
"It has a lot in it about, you know, basically, Medicaid and taxing the rich. It's not something that I necessarily agree with. It's not something that I wish would pass. But, you know, I hope that it doesn't go through."
FILE: Washington D.C., USA - Oct 2024 (CCTV Video News Agency - No access Chinese mainland)
6. U.S. national flag
FILE: New York City, USA - Oct 2024 (CCTV Video News Agency - No access Chinese mainland)
7. Various of traffic, pedestrians
Many Americans have voiced concerns about U.S. President Donald Trump's landmark policy-- the One Big Beautiful Bill -- citing its cost and potential impact on lower-income people, as it was signed into law Friday afternoon.
The signing ceremony at the White House came a day after the House of Representatives narrowly passed the bill on Thursday. Trump had set a deadline for the bill to pass before July 4 in order to make the signing part of the Independence Day celebration.
The law represents Trump's agenda policies, including tax cuts and funding boosts for military expenditure and border security.
Representatives from both parties in the House were deeply divided over the bill, which includes sweeping cuts to healthcare and food programs for the poor, increased spending on the military and border security, and broad tax cuts across income groups. It has been predicted that the bill will add 3.3 trillion U.S. dollars to the country's already high debt burden.
The bill passed the House by a narrow margin of 218 to 214, with every Democrat and two Republicans -- Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania -- voting against it.
In interviews with China Global Television Network (CGTN), many U.S. citizens expressed concern about the new tax and spending bill, but some supported the bill's proposed cuts to health insurance for people who don't work.
"I think, like, as far as insurance and things like that. I worked my whole life, and I have to struggle and pay a lot of money for insurance, and people are just sitting on the couch, and they have better insurance than I do, and I'm paying for my insurance. So that, I think, in itself, is pretty hard to think about. Some people that just don't want to work, and that's where I think the Founding Fathers would be like, hey, you know, I mean, because they worked their butt off back then. I mean, they didn't have cell phones, they didn’t have anything, any technology to build, and any kind of infrastructure. They just did it by their hands. And if they saw some of these people that just can't even get up out of their couch and off their games, their Wi-Fi, or their little Xboxes -- yeah, I think incredible difference," said a woman from Washington, D.C.
Another Washington, D.C., resident admitted to being unsure about the details of the bill but criticized how quickly it was passed.
"It has a lot of stuff on both sides, and they pushed it through really quick. I know it, like, got passed the other day, but, you know, I couldn't really tell you," he said.
A young resident expressed skepticism, particularly about the bill's provisions related to Medicaid and tax cuts for the rich.
"It has a lot in it about, you know, basically, Medicaid and taxing the rich. It's not something that I necessarily agree with. It's not something that I wish would pass. But, you know, I hope that it doesn't go through," he said.
ID : 8435300
Published : 2025-07-06 00:30
Last Modified : 2025-07-06 16:23:50
Source : CCTV Video News Agency,China Global Television Network (CGTN)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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