Donald Trump nicknames it, in his grandiose style, the “big and beautiful bill,” but it has become a big headache for Republicans in the United States, caught between their president and the unforeseen effects on society due to the increase in the deficit.
Therefore, after exhausting debates and countless pressures from Trump, the Senate approved on Saturday the law that includes a tax package that will add $3.3 trillion to the deficit over 10 years, according to estimates from the Congressional Budget Office.
How was the Senate vote on the law promoted by Trump?
The Upper House barely approved the project despite tying with 50 yes votes and 50 no votes, as in these cases, the country’s Vice President, JD Vance, was responsible for breaking the tie in the vote. Three Republican senators, Thom Tillis, Rand Paul, and Susan Collins, distanced themselves from Trump’s proposal.
“Wow, music to my ears. I was also wondering how we were doing, because I know this is ‘prime time’. It shows that I care about you because I am here when, surely, I should be there. [...] Thank you. Thank you very much,” Trump stated after being informed of the result during a broadcasted event in Florida.
Hours earlier, Trump had addressed his party colleagues through Truth Social, threatening them by reminding them that they still had to be reelected. “Don’t go crazy. We will make up for everything, multiplying growth by ten, more than ever,” he said.
Tillis, who has announced that he will not run for re-election next year, stated during the debate that Republicans were about to make “a mistake in health matters and betray their promises”.
What would be the worst consequences of this law?
The measure, which will increase military and immigration spending, but will reduce health spending to the point that it will leave almost twelve million people without health insurance by 2034.
In any case, now the “big and beautiful law” will move to the House of Representatives, where its future is uncertain.
Trump set July 4 as the deadline for the rule to come into effect.