Senate begins voting on Trump’s massive bill as Republicans race toward final passage
WASHINGTON-Republican-controlled Senate has entered the final extending of an arduous operation, voting began on Monday to amendments to a draft law and spending huge taxes for President Donald Trump, with the aim of passing it later in the day.
The 940 -page legislation, which the Senate submitted on a 51-49 voting Late Saturday, it was still formed even with the start of “voting-Ara”-a process in which Senators could make an unlimited number of modifications-where the Republican party leaders hope to use it to meet the concerns of the hesitant factions.
Republicans need to hold 50 of 53 Senate members to pass the bill. They lost Sens. Rand Paul, from Kentucky, who complained that he added a lot to the national religion, and Tom Teleles, from North Carolina, who criticized Medicaid discounts as harmful to the mother of the mother.
“So what did 663,000 people tell within two or three years when President Trump breaks his promise by removing them from Medika?” Teleles said in a fiery speech on Sunday evening.
“Amateurs” advised Trump and mixing a long health care policy with “waste, fraud and abuse.” Hours ago, I announced this He will not run for his re -election In 2026, after clash with Trump because of his opposition.
Senator Susan Collins, R. Min, voted to strengthen the bill on Saturday, but said it was “tending” to vote in his favor in the final lane. She has concerns about medical aid discounts and she prefers to raise taxes on high monitors. Senator Lisa Morakovsky, RASCA, who also voted to maintain the process during the weekend after discussions with Republican leaders, expressed their concerns about medical aid.
In addition, a group of conservatives-Sens. Ron Johnson, R-Wis. , Rick Scott, R-FLA, Mike Lee, R-UTAH- insist on reviewing the bill to reduce the impact of the deficit.
Non -party Congress budget office Projects that The Senate Bill will increase the national debt by $ 3.3 trillion over the next ten years – it has been found that the revenues will decrease by about $ 4.5 trillion and spending will be reduced by $ 1.2 trillion. The Central Bank of Oman said that the draft law is also expected to lead to a loss of 11.8 million people, their health insurance by 2034 if it becomes a law.
The Republican Party uses a budget trick known as “The current political foundation line “to Hide the cost of extension of Trump’s tax cuts in 2017, effectively reducing the price of the sticker at $ 3.8 trillion. This tactic has not been used in the budget process before and will put a precedent to weaken the 60 votes of the Senate base.
The Senate voted 53-47 to give the new foundation on Monday, with all Republicans voting in their favor.
“This is the nuclear option.”
Also, legislation would reduce taxes on advice and additional work wages. It includes a batch of $ 150 billion for military spending this year, as well as an increase in federal funds to implement the Trump deportation agenda and enforce immigration. It will partially pay for this with discounts to medicaid, the additional nutritional assistance program (SNAP) and clean energy financing.
It includes an increase of $ 5 trillion on debt ceiling before the deadline in August to avoid the failure to pay the country’s obligations.
“The permanent tax exemptions covered in our bill means that Americans keep more money gained by the American self and companies that grow and invest in our country and our workers,” said John Thun, the majority leader of the Senate.
The Senate version of the draft law includes more severe discounts than the issuance of the home, as well as changes in the decline in clean energy financing. It limits the time limit for government tax deduction and local tax amounting to $ 40,000 to five years, before cutting it to 10,000 dollars. It contains a series of rulings for priorities in Alaska, including a taxpayer for whale hunting, in a clear attempt to beat Morakovsky.
Monday Fott-A-RAMA comes after a rare weekend on the Senate.
On Saturday night, hours of delay and uncertainty, Trump’s agenda package has cleared her first obstacle, with Teles and Paul joining all Democrats in the opposition.
The narrow but successful vote occurred after it concluded a small group of the Republican Party – including Johnson, Skeut and Lydi with the amendments. But these amendments still have to obtain a majority vote to adopt. Vice President JD Vance, former Senate Member, attended meetings at the Thne office and helped influence their voices, while Trump Golf and held his own meetings with the main Senate members.
Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer, DN.Y, forced a full reading of the draft law, which led to about 16 hours delaying the process. Democrats do not have votes to flood the bill, as Republicans use the “budget settlement” operation to operate to circumvent the threshold of 60 votes.
“Democrats in the Senate will use the vote-Rome to highlight the catastrophic effects of the Republican party’s proposal that is historically unimportant,” said Shomer.
If the bill passes in the Senate, it will go to the House of Representatives Pass Its special copy of the legislation on May 22 with one vote.
The spokesman Mike Johnson, RL, and his leadership team told members and file members during the weekend that they were ready to return to Washington early on Tuesday, with a possible final vote on the Senate Bill on Wednesday.
The Republican Party leaders aim to send the bill to Trump’s office for its signature through the deadline of the fourth president imposed by the President, which is Friday.
As in the Senate, Republican leaders in the House of Representatives can bear only three declines in the Republican Party. Representative Thomas Massi, RK Ki, opposes the legislation from the beginning, on the pretext that it adds to religion. A handful of moderate Republicans explores the discounts in Medicid to their region and the changing of the Senate in the discount of salt.
