US EditionHow Sens. Todd Young, Jim Banks Voted on Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill'
UNITED STATES, JUL 1 – The bill includes tax cuts and spending reductions but does not legally allow the president to delay or cancel elections, despite widespread misinformation on social media.
- On July 1, the Senate approved the comprehensive budget reconciliation bill endorsed by Donald Trump with a narrow 51-50 vote, which was decided by Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote.
- The bill followed a narrow House approval in May and contains major budget cuts, including Medicaid work requirements and expanded tax cuts.
- Senators Jim Banks and Todd Young from Indiana supported the bill, praising its tax cuts and security provisions while urging swift House approval.
- Kelly Loeffler said small business tax reductions are popular, polls show 53% of Americans support the bill, and Trump labeled it the most important of its kind.
- The bill now returns to the House for a vote before the July 4 deadline, with Trump pressing for prompt passage to fulfill campaign promises.
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Under the ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ car companies won’t be fined for failing to hit arbitrary fuel efficiency goals
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Chicago Faith Leaders Urge Lawmakers To Reject Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' Ahead Of Final Vote
DOWNTOWN — A coalition of faith leaders railed against President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” during a rally Wednesday at Federal Plaza, imploring federal lawmakers to reject the legislation during a potential final vote this week. Pastors from across the South and West sides were joined Downtown by several state lawmakers and a few dozen attendees to denounce the bill as “legislative genocide” that would strip poor Chicagoans and people …
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