Summary
Senate Republicans passed a major policy bill initiated by President Trump, focusing on major tax cuts and reductions in spending on programs like Medicaid and food assistance. The bill narrowly passed with Vice President JD Vance breaking a tie and now heads to the House, where it faces opposition and debate.
Key Facts
- The Senate voted 51-50 to pass President Trump's domestic policy bill.
- Vice President JD Vance broke the tie in the Senate vote.
- The bill proposes large tax cuts and reduces spending on Medicaid and food assistance programs (like SNAP).
- An estimated 11 million people might lose Medicaid coverage under this bill.
- The bill aims to prevent the expiration of 2017 tax cuts at the end of the year.
- Three Republican senators, Susan Collins, Thom Tillis, and Rand Paul, voted against the bill.
- The bill used a process called reconciliation to avoid a Democratic filibuster, allowing it to pass with a simple majority.
- The bill will now be voted on in the House, where there is some opposition and debate expected.
