Senate Republicans pushed through a budget package with significant cuts to Medicaid and other critical programs, facing public backlash. Vice President J.D. Vance cast the tie-breaking vote in a closely contested 51-50 outcome. The bill's passage revealed existing divisions among Republicans, with some members voting against it. Opposition groups branded it as the Trump Tax Scam, with many polls indicating dwindling public support. Key Republican figures announced they would not run for reelection due to the controversy over proposed Medicaid cuts, raising concerns about potential electoral repercussions.
The political consequences of pushing for the deepest cuts in decades to Medicaid and other safety net programs serving millions of people are already becoming clear.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune was still struggling to find enough votes by the morning of July 1.
Democrats and opposition groups call the bill the Trump Tax Scam, with solid majorities turning against it in poll after poll.
Every single Republican senator has to decide whether they're more afraid of Trump than the consequences of taking away lifesaving health coverage from their own constituents.
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