Ambassador Ron Kirk, Ashley Etienne, and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker pose for photographs after a panel discussion during the Global Black Economic Forum’s Business Summit at the 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture on Thursday, July 3, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo: Itoro N. Umontuen/The Atlanta Voice)

Criticism of Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill” is widespread at the ESSENCE Festival

News| Future of Democracy

July 05, 2025•0 min read

NEW ORLEANS — President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill” passed Thursday afternoon after late-night sessions in the House and Senate. The President signed the bill into law Friday, the Fourth of July.

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