To the president, it's gorgeous. We call it a great big beautiful bill cuz that's what it is. But to Democrats, an ugly betrayal.The bill before the Senate is out of poison. 940 pages that make up the foundation of President Trump's agenda. So what's actually in it.Start with tax cuts, a huge piece of this plan. As written, the bill would make the president's signature 2017 cuts permanent. The bill would also let people deduct more of their state and local income taxes for the next 5 years.And it would fulf ...

To the president, it's gorgeous. We call it a great big beautiful bill because that's what it is. But to Democrats, an ugly betrayal.The bill before the Senate is out of poison. 940 pages that make up the foundation of President Trump's agenda. So what's actually in it.Start with tax cuts. A huge piece of this plan. As written, the bill would make the president's signature 2017 cuts permanent.It's been an amazing experience. The bill would also let people deduct more of their state and local income taxes fo ...

We owe it to the states to do the work to understand how these proposals affect them. How hard is that. I did it.How hard is it. I'm telling the president that you have been misinformed. You supporting the Senate mark will hurt people who are eligible and qualified for Medicaid.Hi again everyone. I'm Elisi Menendez in for Nicole Wallace and it is five o'clock here in Washington DC where the voterama taking place in the Senate is still underway on that massive domestic spending bill. A bill that would drasti ...

Joining us now, New York Times chief White House correspondent and MSNBC political analyst Peter Baker. Help me explain why Republicans are pushing this bill given the 2 to1 ratio about people liking it or not liking it. Given that impassion speech you just heard from Tom Tillis, um why are they going through with this.Well, look, obviously the tax cuts are a major major focus for President Trump. it. He considers it to be his uh signature domestic priority.After having passed his first term, he has to keep ...

If they were retiring, would they be yeses on this bill. Well, they would. No question about it, Katie.I mean, this is just a example of how complete the purge is now with his retirement and Don Bacon's announcement, the congressman from Nebraska. The the the irony here is that it's a it's a shortterm gain for Donald Trump and it's and it's just shown, you know, uh unprecedented political strength that he's been able to do this. But the problem is that he's taking people out of the party who are willing to ...

All right, we're looking at the Senate floor. More than five hours now into what we call the voterama over President Trump's massive multi-t trillion dollar policy agenda. Makes it sound a lot more fun than it is.Joining us now is Connecticut Democratic Senator Chris Murphy. Um I don't know. Is it Is it fun.Are you having a great time, Senator. No. This sucks.I mean, we're we're debating a bill that's going to cut healthcare for 16 million people. It's going to give a tax break to, you know, massively wealt ...

Joining me now is Arizona Senator Mark Kelly. Senator, really good to have you. Um, you come from an interesting state right now, especially tell me how um how your constituents feel about this bill.Well, I've been traveling across the state over the last couple months. Uh I live in Tucson, but Phoenix and Sierra Vista, Clarkdale, places like this, and it it's a horrible piece of legislation. People are fearful.Uh people who are sick and rely on Medicaid could potentially lose their insurance. I was feeding ...

quote utterly insane and destructive. Quote, "An unhappy episode." The reviews are in, and even Republicans and their allies are warning about the consequences of Trump's so-called big beautiful bill. At this hour, the Senate is in the middle of a marathon voting session, taking up amendments to the bill from members of both parties.The goal to pass the bill later today. And rarely, if ever, have members of a political party seemed so glum on the eve of passing major legislation. With Democrats unified in t ...

We start with a makeorb breakak day at the US capital for President Trump's so-called big beautiful bill. Right now, senators are holding what they're calling a voterama. That's a marathon series of votes on amendments to the president's sweeping legislation. The bill would extend nearly $4 trillion in tax cuts. It would also cut more than a trillion dollars in Medicaid and federal nutrition program funding, generating bipartisan push back, fueling other opposition. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Offi ...

OR CALL NOW. >> THE MARATHON ON THE HILL CONTINUES, AND WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHEN THE SENATE WILL FINALLY HAVE A FINAL ANSWER ON THE BUDGET BILL CRITICAL TO DONALD TRUMP AND HIS VISION FOR HIS SECOND TERM, OR WHAT IT WILL BE. I WANT TO BRING IN SAHIL KAPUR, WHO IS ON CAPITOL HILL FOR US.SAHIL, WHAT SHOULD WE BE WATCHING FOR. WHAT ARE YOU WATCHING FOR RIGHT NOW. >> CHRIS, WE ARE A FEW.>> HOURS INTO THIS SO-CALLED VOTE A RAMA PROCESS. THE BIG THING I'M WATCHING FOR IS THESE AMENDMENTS THAT ARE COMING UP. HOW ...