The US Senate narrowly passed President Donald Trump’s tax and domestic policy bill yesterday. The final tally was 51-50, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote. The revised, 940-page document heads to the House for consideration.
Three Republicans joined the upper chamber’s 47 Democrats to reject the package: Sens. Rand Paul (KY), Thom Tillis (NC), and Susan Collins (ME)—Paul over the added debt ($3.3T by 2035), and Tillis and Collins over Medicaid cuts (over $1T by 2035). Out of a record-breaking 45 amendments considered over 27 hours, senators passed a catch-all amendment boosting rural hospitals’ funding and phasing out federal subsidies for wind and solar energy. See what’s in the bill—and how much it would cost or save—here.
The bill’s passage reignited tensions between Trump and former ally Elon Musk. Musk suggested he will fund primary challengers to the bill’s supporters and launch a third party. Trump suggested he would cut subsidies to Tesla and signaled interest in deporting him (Musk was born in South Africa but is a naturalized US citizen).
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This bill is a disaster. Every republican voting for it should be primaried.
Another spoiled sausage. Too much federal government spending, continuing increasing deficits. Have been trying to read along while they changed it, but it’s huge. Maybe if they broke it up into 100 bills of 9-12 pages each, or 50 bills with 18-20 pages it would be an easier on-line read… except for all those “as defined weirdly in some disconnected, remote place” clauses.
Oh, the poor babies had to work for 27 hours while posturing and avoiding engaging in any genuine debate, and they’re sooo exhausted. 27-30 hours sounds like a single, pizza-fueled work-day amongst several per week for many computer programmers I’ve known.
What’s this about the governor unveiling a new statute of Jefferson in Monticello?