Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, wears a jacket with writing of the U.S. Constitution on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives before President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (Win McNamee/Pool Photo via AP)

WASHINGTON (AP) — With a push from President Donald Trump, House Republicans approved a GOP budget blueprint Tuesday, a step toward delivering $4.5 trillion in tax breaks and $2 trillion in spending cuts despite a wall of opposition from Democrats and discomfort among Republicans.

Republican lawmakers are using their guests at Tuesday's speech to highlight GOP priorities, while Democrats confront Trump's treatment of workers.

House Republican Conference Chairwoman Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI) at a press conference on Tuesday defended President Trump's cost-cutting measures. REP. LISA MCCLAIN (R-MI): Last week, videos of protesters yelling at members of Congress went viral,

With a push from President Donald Trump, House Republicans sent a GOP budget blueprint to passage Tuesday, a step toward delivering his “big, beautiful bill” with $4.5 trillion in tax breaks and $2 trillion in spending cuts despite a wall of opposition from Democrats and discomfort among Republicans.

with House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain, from left, Rep. Tim Moore, R-N.C. and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, of La., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol ...

Michigan U.S. Rep. Lisa McClain said Democrats are soliciting "sob stories" from "bloated" federal bureaucrats who lost their jobs: "Give me a break."