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“People will die. Tens of thousands, perhaps year after year after year, as a result of the Republican assault on the healthcare of the American people. I’m sad. I never thought I would be on the House floor saying this is a crime scene.” Hakeem Jeffries spent more than eight hours delaying the final House vote on the GOP spending bill, but he was just delaying the inevitable. “Shame on this institution if this bill passes. That’s not America, we’re better than this. We are better, we are better.” I’m sad to report that, at least as we approach this Independence Day, we’re not better than this. By the time fireworks blow and the hot dogs hit the buns, we’ll have a new kind of Independence. Independence from the safety net. Independence from fair taxation. Independence from renewables leadership. For the poorest Americans, Independence from food and healthcare. And for all, Independence from fiscal responsibility. It’s a big win for the MG movement. (It used to be called MAGA, but America can no longer afford to buy a vowel.) As the Bill passes the House and heads for the president’s desk, here’s the latest from NBC and AP. Enjoy the 4th of July. If nothing else, hopefully you can get some Independence from bad news.

+ On the plus side, at least we can stop being deluged with breathless and silly coverage about GOP holdouts that we all have known weren’t going to hold out since we got the results from last November’s election. In fairness to them, they did negotiate hard enough to get some signed merch.

+ WaPo (Gift Article): Biden’s climate law boosted red states. Their lawmakers are now gutting it.

+ The bill is remarkably unpopular and hits Trump’s base as hard as anyone. Will its passage be felt at the ballot box? Maybe. But a lot of the most severe pain doesn’t kick in until just after the midterms. NYT (Gift Article): Tax Cuts Now, Benefit Cuts Later: The Timeline in the Republican Megabill.