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After debate on President Trump's massive tax bill stretched into early Monday, the Senate began a "vote-a-rama" on the "big, beautiful bill."
The historic legislation includes key campaign pledges like no tax on tips but also cuts Medicaid and food stamps by $1.2 trillion.
Illinois Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth voted "No" alongside all other 45 Democrats in the Senate. Republican Senators Rand Paul of Kentucky, Thom Tillis of North Carolina and Susan Collins of Maine voted "No" as well, according to NBC News.
The final vote on the bill itself hasn’t happened yet, but it’s expected soon, possibly late Monday, as Republicans race to meet their deadline.
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The Senate embarked on a vote-a-rama marathon session with mostly ill-fated amendments as Republicans inched toward final passage of Trump's "big, beautiful bill."
From the Central Valley of California to Midwestern battlegrounds and suburban districts of the northeast, the new law already is shaping the 2026 midterm battle for control of the House of Representatives. The outcome will set the tone for Trump’s final two years in the Oval Office.
Congressional Republicans must navigate rescissions bill, government funding and investigations into former President Joe Biden's cognitive state following President Donald Trump's signature legislation.
The Senate will also vote on Tuesday evening to formally begin debate on the effort to rescind funding, which will require 51 votes to move forward, too. Even though Senate Republ