US EditionUS Senate Republicans advance Trump bill toward passage
- Late Saturday, the United States Senate advanced President Donald Trump’s $5 trillion 'big, beautiful bill' with a 51–49 procedural vote, clearing its first legislative hurdle.
- Using budget reconciliation, Senate Republicans bypassed the 60-vote filibuster to pass the bill with a simple majority, enabling swift legislative progress.
- Senate Democrats requested a full 940-page bill reading, leading to up to 20 hours of debate and a subsequent vote-a-rama, delaying final passage.
- The final Senate vote is set for early Monday as lawmakers aim to meet President Trump’s July 4 deadline for signing the bill into law.
- Projections show nearly 12 million Americans could lose coverage by 2034, with over $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts and an estimated $3.3 trillion increase in the national debt, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
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Democrats demanded that Donald Trump's large legislative package be read aloud in the Senate prior to debate.
Senate Debates Republican Megabill as ‘Vote-a-Rama’ Set to Begin Monday
The Senate is debating ahead of a “vote-a-rama” vote series expected to begin Monday morning, during which senators will undertake a marathon series of mandatory votes on amendments before the chamber can proceed to consideration of the Republican megabill itself. Over the weekend, the Senate advanced the budget reconciliation legislation over the first procedural hurdle in a 51–49 vote as Republicans barrel forward to meet President Donald Trum…
As Price Goes Up, Senate Begins Debating Trump Bill
The Senate began debate Sunday afternoon on President Trump centerpiece domestic legislation of tax breaks and spending cuts, with Republican leaders still making changes to win votes . Debate could not begin until clerks finished reading the 940-page bill aloud, a nearly 16-hour endeavor that Democrats forced Saturday night to slow...
WASHINGTON.- U.S. Senators were debating Donald Trump's budget bill this Sunday, a controversial text that could leave millions of Americans without medical coverage.The Republican president seeks to consolidate his legacy with this “big and beautiful” law, as he himself qualifies it, which contemplates expanding the tax cuts of his first term, boosting spending in the army, and strengthening border security.The law implies that the government w…
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