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The time has finally come for President Trump to work with Congress. And he's trying to make it count by cramming everything he can into one bill.

The time has finally come for President Trump to work with Congress. And he's trying to make it count by cramming everything he can into one bill.

The time has finally come for President Trump to work with Congress. And he's trying to make it count by cramming everything he can into one bill.

Trump's calling this package, we call it the one big beautiful bill. But if it's so beautiful, why is he having trouble convincing some of his fellow Republicans to vote for it?

Trump's calling this package, we call it the one big beautiful bill. But if it's so beautiful, why is he having trouble convincing some of his fellow Republicans to vote for it?

Trump's calling this package, we call it the one big beautiful bill. But if it's so beautiful, why is he having trouble convincing some of his fellow Republicans to vote for it?

This isn't the first time we've seen Congress try to pass a BBB for my Build Back Better initiative. We asked Semaphores Congressional Bureau Chief Burgess Everett if the acronyms were the similarities end.

This isn't the first time we've seen Congress try to pass a BBB for my Build Back Better initiative. We asked Semaphores Congressional Bureau Chief Burgess Everett if the acronyms were the similarities end.

This isn't the first time we've seen Congress try to pass a BBB for my Build Back Better initiative. We asked Semaphores Congressional Bureau Chief Burgess Everett if the acronyms were the similarities end.

Medicaid is one of the biggest sticking points. Is that not right?

Medicaid is one of the biggest sticking points. Is that not right?

Medicaid is one of the biggest sticking points. Is that not right?

Well, we're actually going to spend a bunch of time talking about salt in the second half of the show. So why don't you tell us now a bit more about this fight and the drama around Medicaid?