18 GOP senators vote to raise taxes on the rich to pay for rural hospital fund

How an empty North Carolina rural hospital explains a GOP senator's vote against Trump's tax bill

An empty hospital in Williamston, North Carolina, offers an evocative illustration of why Republican Sen.

Senators pull all-nighter to work on tax bill

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - The vote-a-rama is underway as senators worked all night on the president's tax bill. It's been an uphill battle for both sides as Democrats try to change parts of the bill and Republican leadership attempts to keep the party aligned to support the bill. For more than a dozen hours the Senate held votes on different amendments, as Republicans race to get the legislation to the president by the Fourth of July. Senators chur…

18 GOP Senators Vote in Favor of Collins' Measure To Raise Taxes On Millionaires

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More Republicans Than Dems Vote To Raise Taxes On Billionaires In Late-Night Senate Vote

Eighteen Senate Republicans backed an amendment that would have let President Donald Trump's 2017 tax cuts expire for the highest-earning Americans.

18 GOP senators vote to raise taxes on the rich to pay for rural hospital fund

Eighteen Republican senators voted to advance an amendment sponsored by Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) to raise taxes on ultra wealthy income earners to help rural hospitals facing steep Medicaid cuts.

Senate rejects Susan Collins amendment to boost rural hospitals, raise taxes on wealthy

The proposal fell on a 78-22 vote; few members of either party sided with Collins.