US EditionWeekend votes in flux as Senate GOP scrambles on budget bill
- During the weekend session, Senate Republicans held a rare Saturday procedural vote to advance the bill before the July Fourth deadline.
- The Congressional Budget Office estimates 10.9 million more Americans would be uninsured and 3 million fewer would receive food aid, with $300 billion allocated for military and over $1.5 trillion in social program cuts.
- The Senate approved the procedural vote 51-49, with holdouts Tillis and Paul opposing and Vance casting the tie-breaking vote.
- Following Senate approval, the bill will go to the House for final votes, potentially by Wednesday, as Democrats criticize the rush to pass it before the public knows its full contents.
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