US EditionTrump spending bill faces opposition from some Republican senators
UNITED STATES, JUN 4 – The bill includes a $4 trillion debt ceiling increase and cuts Medicaid and food aid, potentially affecting 8.6 million losing health care, according to Congressional estimates.
- President Donald Trump is pushing for his tax breaks and spending cuts bill to be signed into law by July 4 in Washington, using intense pressure on senators.
- The bill aims to continue the 2017 tax reductions while proposing cuts to Medicaid, food assistance programs, and funding for renewable energy to finance over $4.5 trillion in tax benefits.
- Senators Josh Hawley, Susan Collins, and Lisa Murkowski have expressed concerns the Medicaid changes might cause millions to lose health coverage amid ongoing Senate debates.
- Projections indicate that approximately 8.6 million individuals could lose access to health coverage, and close to 4 million might be cut from SNAP assistance, while Elon Musk condemned the spending bill as a “disgusting abomination.”
- The package encounters significant obstacles in the Senate due to calls for amendments and deliberate delays, while the Treasury cautions that the debt ceiling must be increased before mid-summer to prevent a default.
318 Articles
318 Articles
More money for billionaires, less food aid for millions of Americans: Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" law is not "wonderful," but a huge shift in income from poor to rich.
Rep. Clark pushes congressional colleagues across the aisle to defeat budget bill
Rep. Katherine Clark, the House Democratic whip, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss Elon Musk joining with some Senate Republicans to voice opposition to President Trump's reconciliation bill over deficit concerns.
Fox 17
Republicans disagree over 'One Big Beautiful Bill,' which Trump's White House defends
Multiple Republican lawmakers are expressing opposition to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a budget reconciliation bill directed by President Donald Trump.
‘A ton of tradeoffs’: Thune acts fast to cut deals and move Trump’s megabill - Overpasses For America
John Thune is wasting no time moving President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” through the Senate. The Senate majority leader laid out a rat-a-tat tempo for the coming weeks in an exclusive interview with POLITICO that he hopes will culminate in final passage of the party-line megabill by Republicans’ July 4 deadline. Senate committees will fully release revised text of the bill by the end of next week, Thune said. Panel markups where that …
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 56% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
