Senate narrowly passes Trump domestic policy package

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Senate Republicans narrowly passed President Donald Trump’s domestic policy package on Tuesday after a overnight voting session.

The vote was 51-50, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote to get the legislation over the finish line.

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“With this legislation, we’re fulfilling the mandate we were entrusted with last November and setting our country and the American people up to be safer, stronger and more prosperous,” said Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD).

The final vote was dragged out as Republican leadership worked to win over some senators who were on the fence. In the end, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) ended up voting for the bill, although she later noted on X, “My sincere hope is that this is not the final product.”

Republican senators Rand Paul (R-KY), Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Susan Collins (R-ME) voted against the legislation. All 45 Democrats and two independents in the upper also voted against it.

“When people start losing their Medicaid, when they start losing their jobs, when their electric bills go up, when their premiums go up. When kids and parents lose SNAP funding, the people of America will remember this vote,” said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY).

The bill is now back in the House, awaiting approval. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) reiterated Tuesday that he wants to pass the bill and have it on the president’s desk by July 4.

Under the budget reconciliation process that Republicans have chosen to use to pass the bill, both chambers must pass identical legislation before it can be sent to the president. If the House makes changes to the bill, it would return back to the Senate.

The bill’s passage in the lower chamber remains uncertain, with some members already signaling objections to the Senate’s version of the legislation.

President Trump said Tuesday that the bill may be difficult to pass by July 4.

“I’d love to do July 4th, but I think it’s very hard to do July 4th,” said the president. “I would think maybe July 4th, but somewhere around there.”

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