U.S Senate Debate between Democrats & Republicans: Trump’s $4.5 T “Big Beautiful Bill” Sparks Chaos

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In a high-stakes showdown on Capitol Hill, U.S. Senators clash over President Donald Trump's massive $4.5 trillion “One Big Beautiful Bill.” The controversial package includes extensions of Trump-era tax cuts, increased military funding, and funding for mass deportations and border security — but slashes $1 trillion from subsidized healthcare programs and risks adding $3.3 trillion to the national debt. As the July 4 deadline looms, GOP rebels are blocking votes, Democrats are calling it economic sabotage, and moderates are caught in the crossfire. Will the bill pass — or implode under pressure?     #TrumpBill #USSenate #BigBeautifulBill #WelfareCuts #USPolitics #DebtCrisis #TaxCuts #BorderSecurity #GOPRebellion #Midterms2026 #Trump2025 #MassDeportation #HealthcareCuts #CongressLive #SenateDebate

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00:00Well, it's been a long, productive day.

00:11We've been talking with members from across the conference

00:14and making sure that everyone's concerns are addressed

00:17and their questions are answered, and it's been a good day.

00:21We're in a good place right now.

00:22This is the legislative process.

00:24This is exactly how I think the framers intended for it to work.

00:27We feel very good about where we are, and we're moving forward.

00:30So we're going to deliver the big, beautiful bill,

00:33the president's America First agenda,

00:35and we're going to do right by the American people.

00:37This is going to be a great thing for the country.

00:39Look forward to moving it forward.

00:40We are here today united as House Democrats

00:43to make clear to the American people

00:47that every single House Democrat will stand up for your health care,

00:53stand up for your Medicaid,

00:55stand up for your Medicare,

00:58stand up for the Affordable Care Act,

01:01stand up for nutritional assistance for our children,

01:04our seniors, and our veterans,

01:07stand up for our hospitals,

01:09stand up for our nursing homes,

01:11stand up for our community-based health centers,

01:15and stand up against massive tax breaks

01:20for GOP billionaire donors.

01:24And that is why

01:26every single House Democrat

01:32will vote hell no against this one big, ugly bill.

01:38Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

01:40Republicans stand ready to deliver H.R. 1

01:42directly to the president's desk for his signature.

01:46Late last year,

01:47the American people rallied en masse

01:49behind the Republican vision for a renewed nation,

01:54a nation no longer blighted

01:56by the cataclysmic failures

01:58of the previous administration,

02:01a nation primed and ready

02:04to enter the golden age.

02:06One of the many strong, reinforced byproducts

02:09of our Republican vision

02:12is the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

02:17It is one of the most consequential pieces of legislation

02:20that any party has ever passed,

02:23and for good reason.

02:25The provisions interwoven in this legislation

02:28are monumental.

02:29They are what the American people voted for in November.

02:32Historic tax relief for working families.

02:37Massive investments to secure our nation's borders.

02:41Capturing generational savings.

02:44Slashing waste, fraud, and abuse

02:47in government programs

02:49so that they may run more efficiently

02:51for those who truly need them.

02:55So, so far, we've introduced over 400 amendments.

02:57Each one of those amendments

02:58are going to give Democrats five minutes each

03:00to go and debate it.

03:01In this last go-around,

03:02we're able to delay the bill upwards of 30 hours,

03:04and so we're going to do the same thing.

03:06Do everything we can

03:06from a procedural point of view to delay this.

03:09The longer this bill is in the ether,

03:11the more unpopular it becomes.

03:12It's a very unpopular piece of legislation

03:14because it's the largest transfer of wealth

03:16from working-class people

03:17and the working poor

03:18to billionaires and the ultra-wealthy.

03:20So we're going to do everything we can to delay this.

03:22Do you think Democrats are doing a good enough job

03:24of getting the message out

03:25about what's in this bill

03:25and how it will affect Americans?

03:27I think so.

03:28I mean, if you look at the numbers,

03:29it's incredibly unpopular.

03:30It's because not just us are getting the message out,

03:32but our constituents are getting the message out.

03:34People online are getting the message out.

03:36And what this bill is also greatly dividing

03:38the coalition Donald Trump built during his campaign

03:40based off of a lie

03:42that he would help working people,

03:43but he's doing what we knew what he would do.

03:45He's helping billionaires

03:46and the richest Americans.

03:48Mr. President,

03:48it's been a long road to get to today.

03:52More than a year ago,

03:53groups of Republican senators and staff

03:55began meeting to lay the groundwork

03:57for extending tax relief

03:58for hard-working Americans

04:00if we were given the opportunity.

04:03Mr. President,

04:04voters gave us that opportunity.

04:06And since we took office in January,

04:08Republicans have been laser-focused

04:09on achieving the bill before us today.

04:13And now we're here,

04:15passing legislation

04:16that will permanently extend tax relief

04:18for hard-working Americans.

04:20Mr. President,

04:21that will spur economic growth

04:22and more jobs

04:24and opportunities

04:25for American workers.

04:27That will rebuild our military,

04:29secure our borders,

04:31unleash American energy,

04:34and cut waste, fraud,

04:36and abuse in federal programs.

04:38With this legislation,

04:40we're fulfilling the mandate

04:41we were entrusted with last November

04:43and setting our country

04:44and the American people

04:46up to be safer,

04:48stronger,

04:49and more prosperous.

04:51Questions for everybody.

04:53But before I do,

04:54I have a question for you,

04:54Madam Chair.

04:55I'm just reading some of the...

04:59This is a post from Fox News

05:03saying that Andy Harris,

05:06who's our colleague,

05:08the chair of the Freedom Caucus,

05:11has said that he will vote no

05:13on the rule

05:14when this rule comes

05:16before the full committee.

05:19He said that he won't know

05:22on the rule

05:23for the big, beautiful bill.

05:25He said that

05:26I don't think it's going to be

05:28in the next couple of days,

05:29but it's going to have to be

05:31a compromise

05:31between the House and the Senate,

05:33basically saying

05:33we're not there yet.

05:35I guess if the head

05:36of the Freedom Caucus

05:37is now publicly announcing

05:38he's against

05:39not the bill,

05:40but the rule,

05:41then what the hell

05:42are we doing here?

05:42because if you lose

05:46three or four members,

05:48then we're spinning

05:51our wheels here.

05:52So do you have any information

05:55on how many Republicans

05:57are going to vote no

05:58on the rule?

05:58Because I can assure you

05:59every Democrat

06:00is voting no on the rule.

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06:12We'll see you next time again.

06:14Bye.

06:15All right.

06:16Bye.

06:16To be continued.

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