Republicans got closer to advancing President Donald Trump’s massive spending package following a procedural vote. The Senate is poised to now debate the megabill for hours, as Democrats have already signaled that they will force the 940-page bill to be read out loud. Questions still remain about whether the package will ultimately pass the House ahead of the self-imposed July 4 deadline.
President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” cleared a key procedural hurdle in the U.S. Senate late Saturday night, pushing the massive spending package one step closer to the president’s desk.
The vote on a motion to proceed to final debate on the bill passed with 51 yeas and 49 nays. Every Democrat and two Republicans, Sens. Thom Tillis, N.C., and Rand Paul, Ky., voted against it.
The actual voting took