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- The U.S. Senate approved a Republican budget blueprint to extend President Donald Trump's 2017 tax cuts with a 51-48 vote, allowing Republicans to bypass the filibuster.
- The plan is said to potentially increase the federal government's debt by $5.7 trillion, but Republicans claim a cost of $1.5 trillion.
- Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer stated that the bill favors billionaires over the middle class, calling it a betrayal of the American people.
- The measure also aims to raise the federal debt ceiling by $5 trillion.
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AFSCME’s Saunders: As the economy sinks, senators vote to further enrich billionaires
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after the Senate passed a budget plan that opens the door to massive cuts to public services including Medicaid: “Working people are watching their hard-earned retirement savings vanish and millions of families are bracing for skyrocketing grocery bills and higher everyday expenses. Instead of offering a solution, the Senate’s response to this Trump-induced chaos is to cut public ser…
Trump-Backed Budget Resolution Clears Senate Hurdle on Party-Line Vote
Republicans in the Senate succeeded in passing a Trump-endorsed budget resolution on a straight party-line vote of 51 to 48 at about 2:30 a.m. Saturday. Sens. Rand Paul, R-Ky., and Susan Collins, R-Maine, were the only Republicans to vote against it. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., did not vote. The resolution’s passage is an important step in advancing a bill that would help fulfill many of President Donald Trump’s campaign promises: providing fund…
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U.S. Senate GOP wins approval of sprawling budget blueprint, shipping it to the House
The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., is pictured on Feb. 25, 2025. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Republicans, in the early morning hours Saturday, approved their budget resolution that will aid the party in maintaining the 2017 tax cuts but also paves the way for them to add nearly $6 trillion to the deficit under an outside analysis. The 51-48 vote sends the compromise measure to the House, where Speaker Mik…
Senate GOP approves framework for Trump's tax breaks and spending cuts in late-night session
Senate Republicans plugged away overnight and into early Saturday morning to approve their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks and spending cuts framework, hurtling past hardened Democratic opposition.
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