Senate Republicans narrowly approved President Donald Trump’s giant tax and spending cuts package Tuesday after a days-long grind to secure the support of key holdouts, leaving one major step to send it to his desk.
The vote comes after weeks of bitter GOP infighting, with Trump himself forced to intervene to convince fellow Republicans to back his plan. But the hard work for Republicans isn’t yet done: The bill must still be approved by the House, which is expected to return to Washington on Wednesday.
GOP leaders are racing to try to get the bill to the White House by July 4. The multi-trillion-dollar bill would unlock tax cuts and funding boosts for national security, partly paid for by the biggest cut to the federal safety net in decades.
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