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Senate Republicans Try to Solve Their Reconciliation Math Problem

Senate GOP leaders are trying to figure out who has to support the bill — and who’s ultimately going to vote “no” — as fast as possible.

John Thune
Sen. John Thune talks after a policy luncheon on Capitol Hill. Mariam Zuhaib/AP

By Ursula Perano and Helen Huiskes

June 23, 2025 05:22 AM

Senate GOP leaders have just days left if they want to meet their self-imposed July 4 deadline for reconciliation.

They’ll have to start flipping votes — fast.

There are more than a half-dozen Republican senators with open objections to the bill, which has still not yet been fully written or publicly released. Only three Republicans can vote “no” before the bill fails, and that’s with Vice President JD Vance breaking a tie.