US EditionTrump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill' Losing Momentum in Senate
UNITED STATES, JUN 4 – Republican senators express skepticism over the multitrillion-dollar bill’s spending increases and Medicaid cuts after Elon Musk criticized its failure to meet $1 trillion spending cut goals.
- Elon Musk criticized Trump’s bill as a 'disgusting abomination' before Senate began deliberations amid GOP concerns over its costs and spending increases.
- In May, House Republicans narrowly approved a multitrillion-dollar bill 215-214-1, increasing defense and border security spending while failing to secure Medicaid and health program cuts.
- The Congressional Budget Office estimates 7.6 million Americans will lose Medicaid, EV tax credits from the Inflation Reduction Act are eliminated, and the debt ceiling rises to $4 trillion.
- GOP senators' concerns over the bill's cost and health cuts may jeopardize their 2026 midterm majority, amid fears of losing health coverage for 15 million Americans.
- Senate Majority Leader John Thune is drafting significant edits ahead of July 4 as U.S. debt surpasses $34.8 trillion, signaling long-term fiscal challenges.
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., center, accompanied by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., left, and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., right, speaks to reporters following a weekly Republican policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 19, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — Republicans in the U.S. Senate will spend the next couple weeks defending the party’s “big beautiful bill” against Democratic cr…
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., center, accompanied by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., left, and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., right, speaks to reporters following a weekly Republican policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 19, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — Republicans in the U.S. Senate will spend the next couple weeks defending the party’s “big beautiful bill” against Democratic cr…
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., center, accompanied by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., left, and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., right, speaks to reporters following a weekly Republican policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 19, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — Republicans in the U.S. Senate will spend the next couple weeks defending the party’s “big beautiful bill” against Democratic cr…
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