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Inside the Senate All-Nighter Passing the One Big Beautiful Bill

2025/7/2
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Ted Cruz: 我参加了参议院的通宵会议,讨论并通过了一项重要的法案。预算协调程序是参议院阻挠议事规则的主要例外情况,允许以简单多数通过法案。预算协调允许仅用50票通过法案,但伴随无限修正案,整个过程称为“投票马拉松”。这次投票马拉松是历史上最长的,部分原因是民主党的拖延,部分原因是共和党领导层在准备法案时手忙脚乱。特朗普总统希望在7月4日前完成这项法案,因此时间非常紧迫。在投票马拉松中,修正案需要获得参议院议事员的决定和评估,以确定其成本或节省。参议员们会在休息时间在办公室、休息室或隐蔽处小睡。投票马拉松期间的食物通常不太好,人们会自带披萨和三明治等食物。我在参议院开始了一个传统,就是在通宵投票马拉松的早上,我为所有共和党参议员带麦当劳早餐。永远要付早餐钱,这能给你带来同事们的好感。参议院的议员们会和自己的朋友们聚在一起,但在27小时的过程中,也会和很多同事们交流。这种方式有助于建立参议员之间的关系,但我不喜欢通宵工作。由于投票情况不明朗,法案的通过过程非常接近,导致参议员们不得不取消原定的独立日计划。 Ben Ferguson: 在重要法案通过之际,无论身在何处,都应该及时提供最新信息。

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Senator Ted Cruz and Ben Ferguson discuss the Senate's all-nighter session to pass the "one big, beautiful bill." They detail the challenges of the 27-hour "vote-a-rama," including sleep deprivation, the food options, and informal socializing among senators.
  • The Senate used budget reconciliation to pass the bill with a simple majority.
  • The "vote-a-rama" lasted over 27 hours.
  • Senators coped with exhaustion by napping, eating fast food, and socializing.

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🏛️ Behind the Scenes of the Senate All-Nighter

  • The Senate pulled an all-nighter to pass the bill using the budget reconciliation process, which allows legislation to pass with a simple majority (50 votes) and bypass the filibuster.
  • The process involved a "vote-a-rama"—a marathon session of votes on amendments, lasting over 27 hours.
  • Senators coped with the long hours by napping in cloakrooms or hideaways, eating fast food (like McDonald's breakfast), and socializing in informal groups.

📜 Major Provisions in the Bill

Extension of the 2017 Trump Tax Cuts

  • Prevents a $4 trillion tax increase that would have occurred if the cuts expired.

  • Includes new tax relief measures:

  • No tax on tips (targeting service industry workers).

  • No tax on overtime.

  • Tax relief for seniors on Social Security.

Border Security

  • $150 billion investment in border infrastructure, including the wall, detention facilities, and hiring of agents.

Military and Defense

  • $150 billion for military modernization, including hypersonic weapons, submarines, and missile defense systems.

  • $24 billion for the Coast Guard, including new polar icebreakers.

Trump Accounts

  • New private investment accounts for every newborn, seeded with $1,000.

  • Encourages long-term savings and financial literacy.

  • Supported by major CEOs like Michael Dell, who pledged employer contributions.

School Choice

  • Expanded 529 savings plans (up to $20,000/year).

  • Federal tax credit (up to $1,700) for donations to scholarship-granting organizations.

  • Aimed at increasing access to quality education, especially in underperforming school districts.

Spectrum Auction

  • Mandates auctioning of 800 MHz of midband spectrum to private companies.
  • Expected to generate $100 billion and boost 6G development and job creation.

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