Senate Passes Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’

Collins earlier offered an amendment to increase the funding to $50 billion, but it was rejected 78 to 22, with most Democrats voting against it.

An amendment to remove the 10-year moratorium on state regulation of AI passed 99-1, with only Tillis voting against it.

Democrats forced votes on dozens of amendments on everything from bolstering Medicaid to gutting tax cuts for wealthy earners, all of which failed on the floor.

The president and Vance have been closely involved in whipping support for the bill in the Senate — and their influence will be critical to winning over concerned House members, too.

Between the lines: The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the bill would add roughly $3.3 trillion to the national debt over the next 10 years.

The White House disputes the analysis, arguing it would instead decrease the deficit by over $5 trillion when combined with other growth efforts.

CBO also estimates the changes to Medicaid would result in nearly 12 million fewer people with health insurance over the next decade.

The bill makes permanent Trump 2017 tax cuts and adds additional tax benefits — no tax on tips, no tax on overtime and no tax on social security.

It makes significant changes to the Medicaid program, including imposing work requirements and eventually lowering provider taxes from 6% to 3.5%.

It raises the debt ceiling by $5 trillion, and provides $175 billion for border security as well as $150 billion for defense.

It temporarily raises the cap on state and local tax (SALT) deductions to $40,000 before reverting to the current $10,000 cap after 5 years.

Recent polls have shown only 23-38% of American adults and voters support the legislation.