Backlash Over ‘Big Beautiful’ Bill Continues In Congress
The extremely unpopular “big beauty” reconciliation package continues to face challenges while the Senate republicans are preparing for a floor vote later this week.
Several Republican senators, including Josh Hawley (R-MO), Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jerry Moran (R-SK), are worried about the deep cups of Medicaid included in the text of the bill, in particular the proposal that would limit the supplier’s taxes. Others like senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) continue to postpone the bill so as not to have gone far enough, saying that it does not cut enough expenses.
On the room side, the members of the state caucus and the local tax (SEL) say that they will not vote for a bill which does not maintain the agreement they have concluded with the management of the Chamber to increase the tax deduction they are looking for. And some of the members of the Freedom caucus are not satisfied with the changes in the Senate to clean energy tax credits, expressing dissatisfaction with the slower elimination proposal.
Negotiations are likely to be heated in the coming days, with two key questions that are looming: can the leadership of the GOP of the Senate get enough of their caucus to support the megabill? And can the plan survive a vote in the House with the changes made by the upper room?
In the midst of all uncertainty, the head of the majority of the Senate, John Thune (R-SD), insists that the room will begin to vote on Friday and weekend so that the congress can respect its self-imposed deadline.
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The extremely unpopular “big beauty” reconciliation package continues to face challenges while the Senate republicans are preparing for a floor vote later this week.
Several Republican senators, including Josh Hawley (R-MO), Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jerry Moran (R-SK), are worried about the deep cups of Medicaid included in the text of the bill, in particular the proposal that would limit the supplier’s taxes. Others like senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) continue to postpone the bill so as not to have gone far enough, saying that it does not cut enough expenses.
On the room side, the members of the state caucus and the local tax (SEL) say that they will not vote for a bill which does not maintain the agreement they have concluded with the management of the Chamber to increase the tax deduction they are looking for. And some of the members of the Freedom caucus are not satisfied with the changes in the Senate to clean energy tax credits, expressing dissatisfaction with the slower elimination proposal.
Negotiations are likely to be heated in the coming days, with two key questions that are looming: can the leadership of the GOP of the Senate get enough of their caucus to support the megabill? And can the plan survive a vote in the House with the changes made by the upper room?
In the midst of all uncertainty, the head of the majority of the Senate, John Thune (R-SD), insists that the room will begin to vote on Friday and weekend so that the congress can respect its self-imposed deadline.
Follow our updates here:
