Senate stalls on Trump agenda bill amid marathon 'vote-a-rama'
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WASHINGTON () The Senate is pushing through a marathon overnight session that stretched into Tuesday morning, as Republican leaders scramble to lock in enough support for President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.”

The so-called vote-a-rama, which has lasted more than 20 hours on the Senate floor, could move closer to a final vote later Tuesday.

Lawmakers have been voting on amendments to tax breaks and spending cuts since early Monday, a long delay tactic for Senate Democrats, but some of these votes will ultimately impact how Senate Republicans vote on the larger bill.

GOP hunts for votes to pass Trump’s tax plan

Among the Republican senators to watch are Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, who have both raised concerns about health care cuts.

Sens. Rand Paul, R-Ky., and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., voted against advancing the bill over the weekend. Paul has raised concerns about raising the debt ceiling, and Tillis has criticized the Medicaid changes.

Some Republicans have also demanded steeper cuts. The package, centered on tax breaks like “no tax on tips” and overtime exemptions, has divided the chamber.

“We’ve been working on this for a while. This is a lot of what President Trump’s agenda was: The no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, those tax cuts, and delivering on those promises is very important,” said Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo. “The stakes were high, and we intend to deliver.”

But Democrats have said they’re not backing down.

“We’ll be here as long as it takes for us to show the American people that this is bad policy, said Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz.

Elon Musk blasts debt ceiling increase

As the Senate moves closer to Trump’s July 4 deadline, billionaire Elon Musk has criticized the plan for raising the debt ceiling.

“Every member of Congress who campaigned on reducing government spending and then immediately voted for the biggest debt increase in history should hang their head in shame!” Musk wrote on his social platform X.

Trump fired back, bringing up government contracts with Musk’s companies and suggesting,
“Perhaps we should have DOGE take a good, hard, look at this? BIG MONEY TO BE SAVED!!!”

House GOP critical of Senate’s version of the bill

Even before the bill reaches the House, signs of discontent have emerged.

A moderate House Republican, speaking anonymously to partner The Hill, said that “everyone is complaining,” and “no one is happy with the Senate version.”

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