{"id":2454538,"date":"2025-07-01T23:45:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T03:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/these-are-the-three-gop-senators-who-voted-against-the-big-beautiful-bill\/"},"modified":"2025-07-01T23:46:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T03:46:08","slug":"these-are-the-three-gop-senators-who-voted-against-the-big-beautiful-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/these-are-the-three-gop-senators-who-voted-against-the-big-beautiful-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"These Are the Three GOP Senators Who Voted Against the \u2018Big Beautiful Bill\u2019"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fthese-are-the-three-gop-senators-who-voted-against-the-big-beautiful-bill%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=2454538&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 text discusses the challenges faced by certain Republican senators regarding a notable tax and spending bill known as the &#8220;Big Stunning Bill,&#8221; which is critical to President Donald Trump&#8217;s agenda. The article highlights that three GOP senators-Rand Paul from Kentucky, Susan Collins from Maine, and thom Tillis from North Carolina-opposed the bill due to concerns over its impact on the national debt and cuts to Medicaid.<\/p>\n<p>Rand Paul, known for his fiscal conservatism, objected to raising the debt ceiling, seeking &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/limbaugh-americans-must-never-throw-in-the-towel\/\" title=\"LIMBAUGH: Americans Must Never Throw In The Towel\">fiscal sanity<\/a>&#8221; in government spending. Collins, who has openly expressed her dislike for Trump, criticized the extent of Medicaid cuts but supported some aspects of the bill. Tillis also announced his retirement amid unrest regarding the bill and the expectation of facing a more Trump-aligned primary opponent.<\/p>\n<p>The article notes that the Republicans could only afford to lose three votes for the bill to pass, with Vice president J.D. Vance casting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-dems-will-pass-covid-relief-bill-with-or-without-gop\/\" title=\"Schumer: Dems will pass COVID relief ... with or without GOP\">tie-breaking vote<\/a>.The internal disagreements among GOP senators reflect broader tensions within the party as they navigate their stances against Trump and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >differing fiscal priorities<\/a>.  <\/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><\/p>\n<p>One is an iconoclast who regularly bucks the Republican Party line, but tangled regularly with the Biden administration, too.<\/p>\n<p>One is probably best known as a Republican in Name Only.<\/p>\n<p>And one has already announced he won&rsquo;t be a Republican senator much longer.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans couldn&rsquo;t afford to lose any more than three GOP votes to win passage of the &ldquo;Big Beautiful Bill&rdquo; &mdash; the tax and spending package crucial to President Donald Trump&rsquo;s agenda. As it is, they lost three, and Vice President J.D. Vance had to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-senate-votes-big-beautiful-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cast a tie-breaking vote<\/a> in the Senate for the bill to pass Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The three GOP senators who defected but failed to stop the bill are already well known to Americans who follow politics, and one is paying a steep price for his stance.<\/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>Kentucky&rsquo;s Rand Paul has a reputation as a fiscal hard-liner and a bare-knuckles brawler (as former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci knows <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-rand-paul-makes-fauci-spectacularly-eat-words-slams-home-point-video-evidence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">all too well<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>He is often at odds with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-rand-paul-goes-scorched-earth-speaker-mike-johnson-says-lost-principles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fellow Republicans<\/a>, but is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-rand-paul-holds-mayorkas-feet-fire-regarding-laken-rileys-suspected-killer-swats-excuses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">just as abrasive<\/a> to Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>His reasoning for opposing it was that it raises the nation&rsquo;s debt ceiling, and he wants to bring what he calls &ldquo;fiscal sanity&rdquo; back to the government.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Throughout the Vote-a-rama, I was working all night to stop Congress from adding to our debt.<\/p>\n<p>I met with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VP?\">@VP<\/a> and I reiterated my offer to vote for the bill&mdash;if it included a 90% reduction in the debt ceiling.<\/p>\n<p>No earmarks. No handouts. Just real fiscal reform.<\/p>\n<p>I wasn&rsquo;t looking&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rand Paul (@RandPaul) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RandPaul\/status\/1940083614345056294?\">July 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>(Paul&rsquo;s fellow Kentucky senator, former Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell &mdash; a public opponent of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-joy-reid-compare-trump-surviving-a-shooting-to-biden-surviving-covid-in-a-wild-segment\/\" title=\"Watch Joy Reid compare ... surviving a shooting to Biden surviving COVID in a wild segment\">president &#038;mdash<\/a>; actually voted for the bill.)<\/p>\n<p>Maine&rsquo;s Susan Collins has rarely made any bones about disliking President Donald Trump and is widely considered, with Alaska&rsquo;s Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/haley-gets-first-endorsement-gop-senator-exactly-think-itd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RINO<\/a> of the first order in the upper chamber.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the November election, she publicly announced she would not vote for Trump, just as she had not in 2016 or 2020, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-us-sen-susan-collins-says-will-not-vote-donald-trump-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Associated Press<\/a> reported in July 2024. Instead, she said she would write in Trump&rsquo;s defeated primary challenger, Nikki Haley.<\/p>\n<p>(Her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/swing-vote-collins-announces-yes-vote-kavanaugh-sets-off-vicious-firestorm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vote to confirm<\/a> now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in 2018 probably marked the high point of her popularity among Republicans nationwide.)<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.collins.senate.gov\/newsroom\/senator-collins-statement-on-the-senate-reconciliation-bill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> after she voted against the bill Tuesday, she said she supported the bill&rsquo;s tax cuts, but complained that its cuts to Medicaid went too far.<\/p>\n<p>North Carolina&rsquo;s Thom Tillis, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gen-flynn-loose-thom-tillis-ed-martin-opposition-tells-truth-rinos-hope-nobody-hears\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has also antagonized<\/a> the Trump White House, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/24-hours-pushing-trump-far-thom-tillis-leaving-senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has announced<\/a> he is retiring from the Senate when his current term ends next year.<\/p>\n<p>Tillis also complained that the bill&rsquo;s cuts to Medicaid were too much for him to accept. (Michael F. Cannon, director of health policy studies at the conservative Cato Institute, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/2025\/07\/thom-tillis-defends-a-medicaid-scam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">eviscerated Tillis&rsquo; reasoning<\/a> in a column published Tuesday by the conservative but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/anti-trump-national-review-posts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">generally anti-Trump<\/a> National Review.)<\/p>\n<p>Considering that Tillis was &ldquo;actively running&rdquo; for re-election until making his announcement on Sunday, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2025\/06\/29\/thom-tillis-trump-reelection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a>, the intra-party battle over the &ldquo;Big Beautiful Bill&rdquo; was almost certainly the deciding factor.<\/p>\n<p>The fact that Trump himself had <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/114764184133829613\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">threatened to support<\/a> an opponent to challenge Tillis for his seat in next year&rsquo;s primary probably made the decision easy.<\/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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