If the bill erases the Senate, it faces other challenges in the House, with many members of the Freedom Caucus GOP, who indicates that they would not vote for the legislation in its current form, citing the massive increases in the budget deficit and the national debt.
As the US Senate continues its marathon voting sessions this week President Donald TrumpSignature domestic policy called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”, some Republicans are Speaking against some provisions of the bill Despite the signaling, they will vote in favor of the legislation.
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) told NBC News on Saturday that he intends to vote yes in the bill, although he constantly raises his concerns about his heavy medicaid cuts.
These comments coincided with a related appointment that Hawley also gave NBC News.
“We cannot reduce health care for workers and poor people in order to provide special tax treatment to corporations and other entities,” said Missouri Republican. He added: “The party has a lot to think about doing.”
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Commenting on the video of Hawley’s statements, the Democratic Senator Brian Sccatz de Hawaii said, “I think what makes this video so convincing that it is very convincing, but it could not be convinced.”
Despite Hawley’s decision to vote in favor of the bill, several GOP senators have raised similar concerns about almost $ 1 trillion in medicaid cuts included in the Senate’s bill version.
Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina was one of the two Republicans, along with Kentucky Senator Rand Paul to vote against Saturday’s procedural vote to open discussions on the bill. Trump took Truthsocial to attack until Saturday night, even threatening to support a primary challenge against the senator, who is re -election in the 2026 medium -term election. Tillis, apparently responding to Trump’s threats, announced on Sunday that he would not seek re -election.
As it is now, Paul and Tiliis are likely to vote not in the bill, leaving the leader of the majority of the Senate, John Thune (R-SD), with only two votes to lose, with all the Democrats who face. This could lead to a stage in which Vice President JD Vance is forced to cast the helpless vote to send the bill to the house, where he faces his own challenges.
Another setback in the Senate could come from GOP Alaskan Senator Lisa Murkowski, who had voted to open debates on the law on Saturday, but only after he reached a Backroom agreement with Thune in except Alaska from many of the medicaid cuts and the new work requirements for Medicaid recipients. After the procedural vote, Elizabeth Macdonough, a parliamentary of the Senate, ruled that these exceptions could not be included in a bill through budgetary reconciliation.
If the bill erases the Senate, it faces other Chamber challenges. Many members of GOP Freedom Cauc assumed that they would not vote for legislation in their current form, citing the massive increases in the budget deficit and national debt.