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Where the big tax cut and spending bill stands

2025/7/1
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Armagam Mentiram
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David Brancaccio
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Kimberly Adams
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Megan McCarty Carino
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Nancy Marshall-Genzer
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Sam Abou El-Samid
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David Brancaccio: 参议院正在快速处理税收和支出法案的修正案，就像快餐店的厨师一样。这个过程被称为“Votorama”。 Kimberly Adams: 作为和解规则的一部分，共和党可以通过这项法案，而无需民主党的投票。参议员们可以提出无限的修正案，但每个修正案的辩论时间很短，只有大约 10 分钟。这让参议员有机会改变法案的内容，但也被用作一种宣传工具，以强调一些参议员认为有害的政策，特别是对医疗补助和社会福利项目的削减。一些共和党参议员也提出了修正案，例如缅因州参议员苏珊·柯林斯提出了一项增加农村医院基金规模的修正案，但最终失败了。一项成功的修正案取消了禁止各州在十年内监管人工智能的条款。一些参议员对医疗补助的削减感到担忧，因为国会预算办公室估计，参议院版本的法案可能导致近 1200 万人在大约十年内失去保险。由于医疗补助的削减和法案增加赤字，参议员汤姆·蒂利斯和兰德·保罗表示他们将投反对票。众议院的财政鹰派对参议院的会计手段非常不满，众议院共和党人也担心参议院对医疗补助的更严厉削减，以及对绿色能源税收抵免的更严厉的回滚。参议院共和党使用了一些独特的会计方法，将该法案的成本从超过 4 万亿美元减少到大约 4400 亿美元。众议院共和党人对参议院更严厉的医疗补助削减以及对绿色能源税收抵免的更严厉的回滚感到担忧。

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The Senate is debating a tax cut and spending bill, with senators offering numerous amendments. Democratic senators are highlighting what they see as harmful cuts to social programs, while Republicans have also proposed amendments. Key sticking points include Medicaid cuts and the bill's impact on the deficit, which could affect its passage in the House.
  • Senate using reconciliation rules to pass bill without Democratic votes
  • Unlimited amendments allowed, but debate time is limited
  • Democrats highlighting harmful cuts to social programs
  • Republicans also offering amendments, some successful, some not
  • Concerns about Medicaid cuts and deficit impact
  • House Republicans also have concerns about the bill

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As part of the rules of reconciliation — which is what's letting the GOP pass its bill without Democratic votes — Senators can offer unlimited amendments. But the debate on each one is around 10 minutes. This gives senators a chance to change components of the bill, but it's also being used as a messaging tool to highlight policies some Senators feel are harmful. Also: a down dollar and a breakthrough in EV batteries.