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Tax And Spending Bill, Medicaid Concerns, Gun Tracing Fund

2025/7/2
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John Thune: 作为参议院多数党领袖，我认为这项立法将使我们的国家更加安全、强大和繁荣，履行了我们去年11月所受到的委托。我们正在为美国人民创造更好的未来。 Deirdre Walsh: 作为NPR的国会记者，我观察到Lisa Murkowski对税收减免表示支持，但对医疗补助等支出削减表示担忧。众议院共和党人通常会在压力下支持特朗普。共和党传递的信息是，国会必须通过这项法案以避免增税，但许多工人阶级选民可能会失去医疗补助。民主党人将此问题作为2026年中期选举的中心议题，因为独立分析表明，税收减免对高收入者更有利。 Lisa Murkowski: 作为阿拉斯加参议员，我需要帮助，所以我努力争取，但我并没有得到我想要的一切。我尽力为阿拉斯加人民争取了利益。 Julie Rovner: 作为KFF Health News的记者，我了解到参议院的法案将在未来十年内减少约9300亿美元的联邦医疗补助支出，这将增加没有医疗保险的美国人数量，到2034年将增加1200万无保险人口。人们失去保险的主要原因是文书工作增加和工作要求。 Meg Anderson: 作为NPR的犯罪司法记者，我报道称特朗普政府正在重组美国酒精、烟草、枪支和爆炸物管理局，计划放松枪支管制并削减该机构的预算。司法部正在提议将ATF的预算削减25%，这将导致500多名调查员被裁减。 Pam Hicks: 作为前ATF首席法律顾问，我认为ATF的检查员帮助确保枪支经销商保持准确的记录，这对于解决暴力犯罪至关重要。如果记录不准确，就无法追踪枪支，这对执法部门来说是个问题。 Brandon Del Pozo: 作为前警察局长，我认为ATF有能力追踪犯罪枪支，这对警察的调查很有帮助，削减该机构的预算与政府声称的打击犯罪背道而驰。 President Trump: 作为美国总统，我认为以色列已同意在加沙地带停火60天，并敦促哈马斯接受，否则情况会变得更糟。

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The Senate passed President Trump's budget bill, which includes tax cuts and increased spending on border security and defense. However, the bill is unpopular with many Americans due to its significant cuts to Medicaid and potential increase to the U.S. budget deficit. The bill's passage in the House is uncertain, with some Republicans opposing the increased deficit and others concerned about the Medicaid cuts.
  • Senate passed President Trump's budget bill
  • Bill includes tax cuts and increased spending
  • Bill is unpopular with many Americans
  • Uncertain passage in the House due to opposition from some Republicans

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The Senate approved President Trump's megabill, which includes tax cuts and boosts border security and defense programs. Cuts to Medicaid in the bill are unpopular with some Senators and the general public. Also, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is planning to loosen or eliminate some gun regulations. *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 Kelsey Snell, Carrie Fiebel, Gigi Douban, Janaya Williams and Alice Woelfle. It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas 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)