WASHINGTON (AP) — After a weekend of setbacks, the Senate is trying to sprint ahead Monday on President Donald Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts despite a series of challenges, including the sudden announcement from one GOP senator that he won’t run for reelection after opposing the package over its Medicaid health care cuts.
An all-night session to consider an endless stream of proposed amendments to the package, in what’s called a vote-a-rama, was abruptly postponed, but it’s now underway. With Democrats united against the Republican president’s legislation and eagerly lined up to challenge it, the voting could take all day.
“It’s time to vote,” said Senate Majority Leader John Thune of South Dakota.
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