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Senate Republicans rammed the president Donald Trump’s “Great and beautiful bill” through a procedural obstacle after hours of tense negotiations that question the destiny of the Megabill.
The speculation swirled if the Republicans would be satisfied with the latest edition of the gigantic bill, which was launched just before the midnight coup on Saturday morning.
President Donald Trump speaks in an event to promote his internal policy and budget agenda in the Eastern Room of the White House, on Thursday, June 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Almost all Republicans, except the sens. Thom Tillis, Rn.C., and Rand PaulR-Ky., Everyone voted to unlock a 20-hour marathon debate on the bill. Senate’s majority leader John ThuneRS.D., could only be allowed to lose three votes.
Although successful, the line vote of the 51-49 party was not exempt from drama. Senator Ron Johnson, republican of Wisconsin, overturned his vote of a ‘no’ yes’ in a dramatic way, like him and the sens. Rick Scott, Republican of Fla., Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., And Mike Lee, Republican
Vance was called in case it was necessary for a tie vote, but only its negotiation services ended up being used.
No legislator wanted to be the fourth and last decisive vote to kill the bill. Republican leadership kept the floor open for almost four hours, while negotiations, first on the Senate floor and finally in the Thune office, continued.
The bill will not immediately discuss the plan of the Senate Democrats to force the reading of the entire legislative giant of 940 pages on the Senate floor, a movement that could drain several hours and deepen at night.
The destiny of the Megabill, and if he could spend his first test, it was cloudy at best after the senators gathered behind closed on Friday, and even for another lunch on Saturday.
Persistent concerns in both cameras on Medicaid, specifically the tax rate of the Medicaid provider and the effect of direct payments to the states, the tax credits, the deduction of state and local taxes (PAL) and others proved to be pain points that threatened the survival of the bill.
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The leader of the majority of the Senate, John Thune, RS.D., is seen after the lunch of the Senate in the United States Capitol on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, INC through Getty Images)
However, changes were made at the last minute for SATE holdouts or comply with the rules of the Senate. In fact, the Senate parliamentarian stripped numerous articles of the bill that had to be reworked.
The tax rate of the Medicaid supplier remained largely the same, except that its implementation date receded a year. It is also included as a sweetener for legislators such as Sens. Susan Collins, R-MAINE, Josh Hawley, R-MO., And others was a stabilization fund of the Rural Hospital of $ 25 billion in the next five years.
Collins said he would support the bill through the procedural obstacle, and pointed out that the stabilization fund of the Rural Hospital was a beginning, but it remains to be seen if he supports the bill in the final approval.
“If the bill does not change anymore, I will rely on the bill, but I think that this procedural vote to obtain the bill so that people can offer amendments and discuss it is appropriate,” said Collins.
Tillis, who is also worried about the changes in Medicaid and would like to see a return to the version of the Republican Party of the Chamber, said he would not vote in favor of the bill during the final approval.
The deduction of salt included in the version of the Bill of the Republican Party also survived, although the $ 40,000 limit will remain intact for five years. After that, the limit will return to its current $ 10,000.
Other sweeteners, such as expanding the exemptions of nutrition benefit to Alaska and a tax reduction for whale boats, were also thrown moderate as Murkowski on board with the invoice.
Senator Rand Paul, Republican of Ky., He talks to journalists at the United States Capitol after the Chamber approved One Big Beautiful Bill on Thursday, May 22, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, INC)
Lee announced that he withdrew his arrangement for the sale of open land, which turned out to be a conflict point for legislators in Montana and Idaho.
Still, Republicans Those who are not satisfied with the current status of the bill will use the next “vote-a-rama”, when legislators can offer an unlimited number of amendments, to try to change everything they can before the final approval.
Democrats, however, will use the process to inflict as much pain as possible to Republicans.
Once the Marathon of the Amendment concludes, what could be in the early hours of Sunday morning, legislators will go to a final vote to send the bill, which is an amendment to the version of the Republican Party of the House of Representatives of the “Great, beautiful bill”, back to the lower chamber.
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From there, it is a dead sprint to get the package on the president’s desktop before July 4.
In a statement of the administration policy obtained by Fox News Digital, Trump said he would sign the bill.
“President Trump is committed to maintaining his promises,” said the memorandum. “And the lack of approval of this bill would be the best betrayal.”
