‘Don’t Go Too Crazy,’ Trump Advises Fiscal Hawks as Tax Bill Debate Begins
- Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer forced the Senate clerk to read the 940-page 'One Big Beautiful Bill,' delaying the vote by an estimated 12–15 hours.
- Senate Democrats used a rare reading tactic to delay Trump’s bill, citing opposition over Medicaid cuts and debt, as Republicans rush to meet July 4 deadline.
- Senate aides estimate reading the 940-page bill could take about 15 hours, exceeding the 10 hours 44 minutes for a 628-page act in 2021, due to its length.
- Following the reading, the Senate began 20 hours of bipartisan debate, advancing the bill with a narrow 51-49 vote for floor consideration.
- Senate Democrats' delay tactic, using a rare reading of the 940-page bill estimated to take 12-15 hours, aims to block the legislation that could cost over $3 trillion and leave 8.6 million Americans without healthcare.
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‘Don’t go too crazy,’ Trump advises fiscal hawks as tax bill debate begins
President Donald Trump cautioned fiscal hawks in the Senate GOP not to go “too crazy” on any reductions to the spending in his “big, beautiful bill,” as a 20-hour debate on the bill has begun.
‘Don’t go too crazy,’ Trump advises fiscal hawks as tax bill debate begins - Washington Examiner
President Donald Trump cautioned fiscal hawks in the Senate GOP not to go “too crazy” on any reductions to the spending in his “big, beautiful bill,” as a 20-hour debate on the bill has begun. Trump, deeming himself a “cost cutting Republican” as well, even as his massive tax bill is projected to raise the deficit by $3.3 trillion over the next decade, said any spending in the bill will be offset “times 10” with “GROWTH.”
Rep. Kustoff to Newsmax: Schumer Using ‘Stall Tactic’ on Megabill
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is "trying to use every stall tactic that he can" to delay the vote on President Donald Trump's "one big, beautiful bill," including forcing a full reading of the 900-plus page text of the legislation that began Saturday night and continued into Sunday morning, Rep. David Kustoff said on Newsmax. "What they want to do is try to derail the Trump agenda," the Tennessee Republican told Newsmax's "Wake Up Americ…
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