President Donald Trump’s new budget reconciliation law is already starting to define next year’s midterm elections. CQ Roll Call’s Daniela Altimari and David Lerman assess the political repercussions for both parties of the mammoth legislation and what it took to get the package across the finish line.

Show Notes:

• DCCC targets 35 House Republicans over budget law’s impact on rural hospitals
• Sweeping tax and spending bill hands both parties a political message
• Trump signs ‘big, beautiful bill’ at July Fourth ceremony at White House