After months of GOP negotiations and a chaotic week where the bill’s future repeatedly appeared in doubt up until the last minute, the Senate passed its version of the massive reconciliation package Tuesday, finally bringing Republicans one step closer to enacting President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda.
In a 50-50 vote that Vice President JD Vance voted in favor of to break the tie, Republicans squeezed the reconciliation bill through the Senate with just three GOP dissenters: Sens. Susan Collins, Rand Paul and Thom Tillis. All 47 Senate Democrats voted against the legislation.
The win for Senate Republicans comes after days of intense negotiations, the latest of which revolved around Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a critical swing vote who’d been seeking carve-outs for her state.