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Megabill Wrangling, State Of Democracy Poll, USAID Ends

2025/7/1
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Claudia Grisales: 作为NPR的国会记者，我观察到共和党人今年一直致力于通过这项法案，目前他们仍在参议院进行辩论。斗争的焦点在于延长特朗普总统第一任期内通过的减税政策，但共和党内部对于如何平衡减税和削减开支存在分歧。财政鹰派希望大幅削减医疗补助，而温和派则反对。为了争取财政鹰派的支持，参议院共和党领导人增加了医疗补助的削减，但这又损害了农村医院的利益，引发了更多共和党人的反对。目前，这项法案可能会导致数百万美国人失去医疗保险，并对国防、移民、能源和气候等领域产生广泛影响。众议院需要签署参议院的版本，但由于两院之间存在分歧，这个过程可能会很漫长。此外，解除债务上限的截止日期也迫在眉睫，如果不能及时解决，可能会引发灾难性的金融后果。

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Republican leaders must find a fragile balance in the reconciliation bill between making deep cuts and protecting programs for the vulnerable. Also, an overwhelming majority of Americans say democracy is under serious threat, and USAID officially ends today.Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe) to the Up First newsletter. Today's episode of Up First was edited by Jason Breslow, Dana Farrington, Rebecca Davis, Janaya Williams and Lisa Thomson. It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Claire Murashima and Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Zo van Ginhoven. And our technical director is Zac Coleman.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)