The One Big Beautiful Bill Passes the
Senate: What Comes Next
Posted By: JoElla Bee, 7/1/2025 10:11:54 PM
The Senate has done it—barely. After a marathon vote-a-rama session that stretched into the early morning hours, Republicans squeaked through their version of Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill by the thinnest possible margin: 51-50, with Vice President JD Vance casting the deciding vote.[snip] here's what Washington doesn't want you to understand: this razor-thin victory is where the real fight begins.[snip] House conservatives have already said that they are not happy with the Senate version and they will be raising some serious objections.
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A shock poll suggests that the Marxist-Muslim
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senator decided to vote for Donald Trump’s bill 15 replies
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