I know you had an amendment on on the floor. Tell us about it. Tell us about what was what is important in that amendment, right? So, my amendment was about what the Republicans have done to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. And let me just remind everyone, that's that little agency that has forced giant banks and giant finance companies to return more than 20 billion dollar directly to 203 million people across this country, very popular. And the Republicans, they've actually taken a couple of cuts ...

And it's opposed by North Carolina Republican Senator Tom Tillis, who decided this weekend that he'd rather give up his Senate seat than be pressured into voting for this bill. So, what do I tell 663,000 people in two years or three years when President Trump breaks his promise by pushing them off of Medicaid. how Republicans are about to make a mistake on healthc care and betraying a promise.It is inescapable that this bill in its current form will betray the very promise that Donald J. Trump made you supp ...

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 ...

Tax Bill & Political Landscape - Republicans are pushing a tax bill considered President Trump's signature domestic priority [1] - The bill includes unpopular measures like Medicaid and food stamp cuts, raising concerns among Democrats and some Republicans about midterm election repercussions [2][3] - Public opinion is reportedly 2 to 1 against the bill [1][15] - The Wall Street Journal suggests the bill could hand the next election to the Democrats [15] Deficit & Debt - The Senate version of the bill is estimated to add $3.3 trillion to the debt [4][5][6] - The House bill was estimated to add $2.4 trillion to the debt over the next 10 years [5] - Some Republicans argue economic growth will offset tax revenue losses, while others remain concerned about the deficit [6][7] Republican Concerns & Divisions - Some Republicans worry about the impact of Medicaid cuts on the 2026 elections, drawing comparisons to the 2014 Obamacare backlash [18][19] - Senators like Lisa Murkowski raised concerns, particularly regarding provisions affecting Medicaid payments to Alaska and Hawaii [8][9] - The bill includes a provision that could impose additional taxes on US-based solar and wind companies using products from China, impacting energy-producing states [12][13][14] Energy Policy - The House version of the bill aims to phase out federal subsidies for solar and wind energy, established under the Inflation Reduction Act [11] - Lisa Murkowski is attempting to add a provision related to solar and wind energy [10] - Approximately 80% of the solar industry's components originate from China [14]

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 ...