President Donald Trump on Thursday held a White House event to pressure Republican holdouts to support his so-called “big, beautiful bill” ahead of his July 4 deadline.

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Majority Leader John Thune’s comments are a sign of the growing pressure he faces to get Republican holdouts on board.

As the “One Big Beautiful Bill” Act has passed the U.S. House of Representatives and moved to the Senate, activists nationwide have worried about the consequences.