After casting their “no” votes, reporters saw both Fitzpatrick and Self immediately leave the chamber. Johnson and leadership are now tasked with tracking down the dissenters and holdouts to convince them that the “big, beautiful bill” is the “best product we could produce” in order to move forward.

By Wednesday evening, enough Republicans remained opposed to the Senate’s version of the bill to effectively stall its passage in the House.

The debate within President Donald Trump 's Republican Party over a massive tax-cut and spending bill returns to the House of Representatives on Wednesday. The Senate passed the legislation by the narrowest possible margin on Tuesday. Nonpartisan analysts say it will add $3.3 trillion to the nation's debt over the next decade.