{"id":2453982,"date":"2025-06-30T17:56:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T21:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-begins-vote-a-rama-as-fate-of-the-big-beautiful-bill-hangs-in-the-balance\/"},"modified":"2025-06-30T17:57:39","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T21:57:39","slug":"senate-begins-vote-a-rama-as-fate-of-the-big-beautiful-bill-hangs-in-the-balance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-begins-vote-a-rama-as-fate-of-the-big-beautiful-bill-hangs-in-the-balance\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Begins &#8216;Vote-a-Rama&#8217; as Fate of the &#8216;Big, Beautiful Bill&#8217; Hangs in the Balance"},"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%2Fsenate-begins-vote-a-rama-as-fate-of-the-big-beautiful-bill-hangs-in-the-balance%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=2453982&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 Senate recently launched a &#8220;vote-a-rama&#8221; session to address President trump&#8217;s proposed legislation, the &#8220;One Big, Gorgeous Bill&#8221; (OBBB).Democrats aim to introduce numerous amendments to delay the bill&#8217;s passage while highlighting potential issues in the legislation,hoping to sway additional republican senators to oppose it. The GOP can afford to lose three votes, relying on Vice President J.D. Vance for tie-breaking. The bill achieved a critical procedural vote of 51-49, although two Republicans voted against it due to concerns about its deficit impact and Medicaid cuts.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer vowed to present multiple amendments to prolong debate. The Democrats&#8217; amendments-including attempts to challenge the budget committee&#8217;s ruling and to revisit healthcare cost discussions-were both rejected,demonstrating the partisan divide on the issue. The OBBB builds on the 2017 tax Cuts and Jobs Act, proposing increases to standard deductions and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/social-security-overseer-refused-to-help-weed-migrants-out-of-the-system-then-security-showed-up\/\" title=\"Social Security Overseer Refused to Help Weed Migrants Out of the System, Then Security Showed Up\">fulfilling campaign promises related<\/a> to tax reforms.Advocates, including Trump, assert that failure to pass the bill could lead to notable tax increases for many Americans.<\/p>\n<p>As the vote-a-rama progresses, it may extend into the early hours, wiht a possible vote on the overall bill coming soon. Afterward, the OBBB would return to the house for further consideration, where it had previously passed by a narrow margin.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Senate began a &ldquo;vote-a-rama&rsquo; Monday, during which Democrats are expected to offer a myriad of amendments to slow down passage of President Donald Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;One Big, Beautiful Bill.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Democrats hope to highlight what they see as problems with the legislation and perhaps still persuade two more Republican senators to oppose its final passage.<\/p>\n<p>The GOP can lose the votes of three senators and still have Vice President J.D. Vance break a 50-50 tie, if necessary.<\/p>\n<p>The bill cleared an important <a href=\"https:\/\/www.senate.gov\/legislative\/LIS\/roll_call_votes\/vote1191\/vote_119_1_00329.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">procedural vote<\/a>&nbsp; 51-49 on Saturday. GOP Sens. Rand Paul of Kentucky and Thom Tillis of North Carolina voted against the legislation, citing its <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenRandPaul\/status\/1939428146614247540\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">impact<\/a> on the federal deficit and cuts to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenThomTillis\/status\/1939506413640044780\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Medicaid<\/a>, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Following the procedural vote Saturday, allowing debate to begin on the bill, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer demanded the document, which is over <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/live-updates\/trump-admin-live-updates-senate-begin-big-beautiful\/?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=dhfacebook&amp;utm_content=app.dashsocial.com\/abcnews\/library\/media\/548574370&amp;entryId=123337788&amp;id=123330663\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">940 page<\/a>s long, be read in its entirety, which took 16 hours, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/senate-debate-trump-one-big-beautiful-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/chuck-schumer-furious-senate-leader-john-thune-using-called-nuclear-option-ev-mandate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Schumer<\/a> then promised on Monday that the Democrats would bring &ldquo;one amendment after the other&rdquo; to further delay the bill&rsquo;s passage.<\/p>\n<p>He offered the first amendment, which was a motion to appeal the ruling of Senate Budget Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2025\/06\/30\/congress\/senate-republicans-reject-democrats-accounting-baseline-challenge-00432594\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">determined<\/a> that continuing the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act rates is the current policy baseline and not an added cost of the legislation, as the Congressional Budget Office had assumed in its calculations. It was voted down 53 to 47.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Vote-a-Rama &#129525;<br \/> (Marathon session of Amendment votes on Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;One Big, Beautiful Bill)<\/p>\n<p>Senate kicks off first vote on Senate Minority Leader Schumer motion to appeal ruling of Budget Chair Sen. Graham (R-SC) amendment to the OBBB doesn&rsquo;t violate the 1974 Congressional Budget&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j6jV5LLyB3\">pic.twitter.com\/j6jV5LLyB3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mona Salama &#59904; (@ByMonaSalama) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ByMonaSalama\/status\/1939698087653474612?\">June 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Schumer then followed up that amendment with another to return the bill back to the finance committee for review of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >health care costs<\/a>. That amendment was also voted down 53 to 47.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Amendment <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/1%EF%B8%8F%E2%83%A3?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#1&#65039;&#8419;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Senate Minority Leader Schumer (D-NY) Amendment &rarr; Motion to Commit &ldquo;One Big Beautiful Bill&rdquo; back to the Finance Committee with instructions regarding Health Care Costs<\/p>\n<p>Schumer Amendment was rejected 47-53 along party lines <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1nFDsj3BdZ\">pic.twitter.com\/1nFDsj3BdZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mona Salama &#59904; (@ByMonaSalama) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ByMonaSalama\/status\/1939702723856777709?\">June 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democrats and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2025\/06\/30\/congress\/murkowski-plans-amendment-to-ease-solar-wind-tax-credit-phaseouts-00432508\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">some Republicans<\/a> are also expected to offer amendments in opposition to the OBBB phasing out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/here-are-all-the-green-new-deal-handouts-democrats-wedged-into-their-3-5-trillion-budget\/\" title=\"Here Are All The Green New Deal Handouts ... Wedged Into Their .5 Trillion Budget\">green energy tax credits<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The OBBB <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/deep-dive-congress-version-big-beautiful-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">builds on<\/a> the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act by increasing the standard deduction for taxpayers by $1,000 for single filers and the child tax credit to a maximum of $2,500. Additionally, the bill fulfills Trump&rsquo;s campaign promises of no tax on tips and no tax on overtime. Further, it increases the standard deduction for seniors by $4,000, meaning most of the Social Security income an average recipient receives will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-white-house-planning-largest-tax-cut-in-history-for-middle-class\/\" title=\"Trump White House Planning &#039;Largest ... Cut in History for Middle Class&#039;\">federal income tax-free<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump emphasized the importance of passing the legislation, saying if Congress fails to do so, most of the 2017 tax cuts will expire, resulting in a 68 percent tax increase.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&ldquo;It&rsquo;s very important. If we don&rsquo;t have it, there&rsquo;s a 68% tax increase,&rdquo; says <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?\">@POTUS<\/a> on the One Big Beautiful Bill. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jw1panQS0u\">pic.twitter.com\/jw1panQS0u<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1939330004304744733?\">June 29, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>PBS congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/show\/the-major-snags-holding-up-trumps-big-bill-as-the-senate-prepares-to-vote\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">agreed<\/a> it would be the largest tax increase in the nation&rsquo;s history, but said the 68 percent Trump is referring to is approximately the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.factcheck.org\/2025\/06\/explaining-trumps-claim-of-a-68-tax-increase\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">percentage of Americans<\/a> who would see their taxes go up.<\/p>\n<p>Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent addressed the concerns about what impact the OBBB may have on deficits during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Wu0aXXUjrZg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg interview<\/a> Monday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecScottBessent?\">@SecScottBessent<\/a>: The One Big Beautiful Bill is &ldquo;an 11% cut in non-discretionary spending and we&rsquo;re going to go from there&hellip; We are going to bend the curve, bring the debt levels down.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jYNE7O4tPc\">pic.twitter.com\/jYNE7O4tPc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1939682455507890467?\">June 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He noted the legislation has &ldquo;an 11 percent cut in non-discretionary spending, and we&rsquo;re going to go from there &hellip; We are going to bend the curve, bring the debt levels down.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Bessent added, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m a fiscal hawk. I&rsquo;ve had a lot of very good meetings with that group, and I think we&rsquo;re all on the same page about how to grow the economy while controlling and bringing down expenses.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The vote-a-rama may last until early Tuesday morning, with a potential vote on the bill overall as soon as Wednesday, which would meet Trump&rsquo;s July 4 goal, according to CBS News.<\/p>\n<p>The OBBB will then return to the House, where Republican leadership will look to pass the bill with whatever changes the Senate incorporated.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/house-passes-big-beautiful-bill-narrowest-margins-several-republicans-oppose\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House passed<\/a> its version of the legislation by one vote last month.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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