Republican lawmakers were on Sunday struggling to find the votes to pass Donald Trump’s landmark tax and spending bill after only barely gathering enough support to begin the debate on the legislation in the Senate.
Republican senators late on Saturday eked out the numbers to start debating what Trump has dubbed the “big, beautiful bill” after an afternoon of fraught negotiations. The vote of 51-49 began a critical procedural step towards passing the new measure.
But congressional wrangling continued on Sunday, with Democrats demanding that the 940-page bill be read out in full on the Senate floor. The reading is expected to end on Sunday afternoon. Votes are set to follow, but have not yet been scheduled.
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