Senate Republicans push forward Trump’s sweeping tax and spending bill

Senate Republicans push forward Trump’s sweeping tax and spending bill
Reuters

U.S. Senate Republicans are pushing forward with President Donald Trump’s major tax-and-spending bill, aiming to begin debate this weekend on a sweeping measure that could reshape fiscal policy and deepen the national debt.

Senate Republicans are set to vote Saturday to begin debate on President Trump’s 940-page “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” a sweeping tax-cut and spending proposal that extends the 2017 tax cuts, boosts military and border security funding, and raises the debt ceiling.

The bill, released late Friday, could add $3 trillion to the national debt but is touted by the White House as reducing the annual deficit by $1.4 trillion.

Democrats oppose the bill, citing deep cuts to Medicaid, food aid, and clean energy programs, while Republicans struggle to agree on offsetting costs. A final Senate vote is expected early next week, with House approval likely to follow.

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