It took intense lobbying from President Donald Trump, an all-nighter, and a vote on a bill for which many people did not yet have a clear grasp of the final changes, but House Republicans got it done this week.

The bill, which must still win Senate approval and a presidential signature, would have a broad impact on state residents' daily lives.

Nonpartisan research groups studying the proposal have estimated that it would add more than $2.5 trillion to the federal debt—currently at an all-time high of $36.8 trillion—over the next decade. Despite those projections,

Donald Trump's bill is far from beautiful and does not come close to controlling spending enough to compensate for the loss of revenue.