U.S. Senate prepares for passage of One Big Beautiful Bill Act
By Dan McCaleb and Alan Wooten
The Center Square
President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act cleared a Senate hurdle late Saturday, with a final vote in the upper chamber coming as early as Sunday night or Monday.
The procedural vote was 51-49, with two Senate Republicans – U.S. Sens. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., and Rand Paul, R-Ky. – joining all Democrats in voting against.
To delay a final vote in the Senate, Democrats forced a full reading of the 940-page bill on the floor.
Trump celebrated the vote in posts on Truth Social.
"They, along with all of the other Republican Patriots who voted for the Bill, are people who truly love our Country!" Trump wrote. "As President of the USA, I am proud of them all, and look forward to working with them to GROW OUR ECONOMY, REDUCE WASTEFUL SPENDING, SECURE OUR BORDER, FIGHT FOR OUR MILITARY/VETS, ENSURE THAT OUR MEDICAID SYSTEM HELPS THOSE WHO TRULY NEED IT, PROTECT OUR SECOND AMENDMENT, AND SO MUCH MORE. GOD BLESS AMERICA &, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!"
The budget reconciliation bill, upon final passage, will implement Trump’s tax, energy, border, and defense policies, including an extension of the tax cuts he delivered during his first term, which are scheduled to sunset at the end of 2025 without action.
Assuming final passage in the Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives – where its version passed 215-214 – would need to agree to changes. Trump has said he wants the measure on his desk by July 4.
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