US Senate passes One Big Beautiful Bill by razor-thin margin

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The Republican-controlled US Senate passed President Donald Trump's tax and spending bill on July 1, signing off on a massive package that would enshrine many of his top domestic priorities into law while adding US$3.3tril to the national debt.  The bill now heads back to the House of Representatives for final approval with Republican lawmakers saying they will send it to Trump's desk to sign into law by the July 4 Independence Day holiday.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00On this vote, the yeas are 50, the nays are 50, the Senate being evenly divided the

00:26vice president votes in the affirmative. The bill as amended is passed.

00:40Mr. President, it's been a long road to get to today. More than a year ago, groups of

00:46Republican senators and staff began meeting to lay the groundwork for extending tax relief

00:51for hardworking Americans if we were given the opportunity.

00:55Mr. President, voters gave us that opportunity. And since we took office in January, Republicans

01:00have been laser-focused on achieving the bill before us today. And now we're here, passing

01:07legislation that will permanently extend tax relief for hardworking Americans.

01:11With this legislation, we're fulfilling the mandate we were entrusted with last November

01:16and setting our country and the American people up to be safer, stronger, and more prosperous.

01:24And with that, Mr. President, I hope everyone manages to get some sleep. And I look forward

01:28to the House taking up and passing this historic legislation and getting it to the president's

01:34desk.

01:35Mr. President, Mr. President, I yield the floor in the absence of a quorum.

01:41From street gangs, drug dealers, it's disgusting. I'm sure that we all work together, because

01:46at the end of the day, even if sometimes there's...

01:48Well, I just heard that about the Senate, and the bill has just passed. And it tells you

01:53there's something for everyone. I mean, we have... It's a great bill. There is something

01:57for everyone. And I think it's going to go very nicely in the House. Actually, I think

02:02it will be easier in the House than it was in the Senate.

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