{"id":2453420,"date":"2025-06-28T23:17:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T03:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-big-beautiful-bill-stalls-as-senate-holdouts-drag-out-vote-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-06-28T23:18:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T03:18:08","slug":"trumps-big-beautiful-bill-stalls-as-senate-holdouts-drag-out-vote-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-big-beautiful-bill-stalls-as-senate-holdouts-drag-out-vote-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s \u2018big, beautiful bill\u2019 stalls as Senate holdouts drag out vote &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrumps-big-beautiful-bill-stalls-as-senate-holdouts-drag-out-vote-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2453420&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the stalled vote on President Donald Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/johnson-to-call-trump-about-final-language-before-big-beautiful-bill-heads-to-floor\/\" title=\"Johnson to call ... about final language before &#039;..., ... heads to floor\">important tax bill<\/a>, known as the &#8220;big, lovely bill,&#8221; in the Senate. A group of Republican senators is holding out for additional concessions, leading to delays in the voting process. Despite some progress, including a supportive vote from centrist Senator Lisa Murkowski, negotiations have become complex as fiscal hawks continue to push for further spending cuts.The Senate is facing divisions among Republicans,with Trump expressing frustration over the setbacks,especially targeting Senator Thom Tillis for his opposition. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/government-employees-sue-biden-yellen-to-force-override-of-debt-ceiling\/\" title=\"Gov&#039;t workers sue Biden, Yellen to lift debt ceiling.\">outcome remains uncertain<\/a> as discussions continue amidst varying agendas among party members.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump&rsquo;s &lsquo;big, beautiful bill&rsquo; stalls as Senate holdouts drag out vote&nbsp;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2160056\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A high-stakes vote on President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s marquee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3457134\/republicans-updated-senate-text-big-beautiful-bill-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">tax bill<\/a> remains in limbo as a handful of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >senators demand additional concessions<\/a> before granting their support.<\/p>\n<p>After three hours of voting, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Senate<\/a> had still not concluded a procedural vote that would allow the Senate to debate and amend the legislation. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), one of the chamber&rsquo;s centrists, finally voted &ldquo;yes&rdquo; on the motion Saturday night after repeated huddles on the Senate floor with GOP leadership and Vice President JD Vance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3457381\/musk-blasts-senate-version-trump-tax-bill\/\">Musk blasts &#8216;insane and destructive&#8217; Senate version of Trump tax bill<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3457345\/senate-restores-salt-cap-workaround-service-businesses-tax-bill\/\">Senate restores key SALT cap workaround for service businesses in GOP tax bill<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3457287\/watch-live-senate-vote-one-big-beautiful-bill-act\/\">WATCH LIVE: Senate debates Trump&#8217;s &#8216;big, beautiful bill&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>But the negotiations then shifted to a bloc of fiscal hawks searching for a path to further spending cuts. Vance joined the holdouts for another round of talks in Senate Majority Leader John Thune&rsquo;s (R-SD) office, with Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), one of those holdouts, telling the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> he was &ldquo;optimistic&rdquo; Republicans could still reach a breakthrough that night.<\/p>\n<p>The vote capped off a tumultuous week of revisions and cajoling over Trump&rsquo;s agenda, a hodge-podge of tax, border, and defense priorities. It was not clear what Murkowski got in exchange for her support, but she had already won language Friday easing new cost-sharing requirements for food stamps.<\/p>\n<p>The protracted standoff has laid bare GOP divisions in a chamber Republicans only control by three votes. Trump, after a day of trying to win over some of the holdouts at his Virginia golf course, vented on social media at the delay.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3457134\/republicans-updated-senate-text-big-beautiful-bill-vote\/\"><strong>REPUBLICANS RELEASE UPDATED SENATE TEXT AHEAD OF &lsquo;BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL&rsquo; VOTE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He trained his ire on Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), in particular &mdash; threatening a primary challenge after Tillis voted against the procedural motion. Tillis was joined by two other Republicans &mdash; Sens. Ron Johnson (R-WI) and Rand Paul (R-KY) &mdash; in voting no, forcing Vance to travel to the Capitol in the case of a tie vote.<\/p>\n<p><em>This story is breaking. 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