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US Senate passes Trump's sweeping tax-cut and spending bill, setting up House battle

  • U.S. Senate Republicans passed President Donald Trump's massive tax-cut and spending bill on Tuesday by the narrowest of margins, advancing a package that would slash taxes, reduce social safety net programs and boost military and immigration enforcement spending while adding $3.3 trillion to the national debt.
  • The legislation now heads to the House of Representatives for possible final approval, though a handful of Republicans there have already voiced opposition to some of the Senate provisions.
  • The measure would extend Trump's 2017 tax cuts, give new tax breaks for income from tips and overtime pay and increase spending on the military and immigration enforcement.
  • It also would cut about $930 billion of spending on the Medicaid health program and food aid for low-income Americans and repeal many of Democratic former President Joe Biden's green-energy incentives.
  • Press:  https://www.reuters.com/world/us/senate-vote-a-rama-pass-trumps-33-trillion-bill-extends-into-second-day-2025-07-01/
  • KFF Analysis of Health Provisions: https://www.kff.org/tracking-the-health-savings-accounts-provisions-in-the-2025-budget-bill/

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