The leader of most American Senates John Thune (R-SD) speaks at the press conference after the weekly Handle of the American Senate of the Republican on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA, 10. June 2025.
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President Donald Trump’s “A big, wonderful account“A key procedural obstacle in the USA was cleaned Senate Late on Saturday night, pushing the massive Consumption package One step closer to the president’s desk.
Voting on the proposal to cross the final debate on the bill, transferred from 51 and 49 NES. Every Democrat and two Republicans, Sens. Thom Tillis, NC and Rand Paul, Ki., He voted against it.
The actual voting lasted time and the measure only conveyed three Republicans’ associations – Sens. Mike Lee in Juta, Rick Scott of Florida and Sinthia Lummus from Vioming – folded and voice.
Sen. Ron JohnsonVis., An open critic of the law, eventually changed his voice from “No” to “Yes”. If an additional republic voice has given an account 51 and, so vice president JD Vance It was not necessary to vote to smash a tie.
The end passage was a victory for the leader of the Republican majority John ThuneSD, which has committed to get account Trump for his signature by 4. July.
But hours of insecurity and last-minute Vrangling underlines a tricky path in front of the controversial package.
Saturday procedural voting has the final voice of the Senate on Megabill which will probably happen sometime on Sunday or Monday.
Democrats, led with a minority leader of Senate Chuck SchumberThey force an account of 940 pages to read loudly when moving in full discussion on Sunday in Senate.
“We will be here all night if it takes to read it”, Schumber wrote Saturday on X.
While the package cannot be officially transferred to the upper chamber to the final voting, the procedural voting is considered a great test for Thune.
Voting comes after weeks of unrest and tension over a huge package that is exposed Recovers for bitter politics and sharpened some solid Republican versions.
Premier Domestic Policy Packaging will also have to go over the house again, which only He closely laid his version Since the Law last month.
Some Republicans have already expressed opposition to the key elements of the Senate Account version – they are mostly cropped deeply Medicaid – Probably predicts close voting in the Chamber below.
And Thune and House speaker Mike Johnson Keep the narrow most in your chambers, which means that they can only afford only to lose the support of a small number of republican laws that will pass the package in the party’s voting.
Meanwhile, Trump continues Call legistrates To get the package before the Republican Self-Due.
“President Trump is committed to keeping his promises and failure during this law would be the ultimate betrayal,” Saturday on Saturday in the Administration’s statement.
