Trump Rallies Republicans To Back ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ And Seize Defining Legislative Moment

President Donald Trump urged the Senate to get his “One Big, Beautiful Bill” over the finish line as a few Republican senators appear to be holding out. 

Speaking to reporters on Tuesday morning, Trump said he was confident that the bill, which provides funding for border security and makes his 2017 tax cuts permanent, would make it out of the chamber. Vice President JD Vance arrived at the Capitol early Tuesday morning, as his vote might be needed to break a tie if three Republican senators vote against it. 

“Republicans, the One Big Beautiful Bill, perhaps the greatest and most important of its kind in history, gives the largest Tax Cuts and Border Security ever, Jobs by the Millions, Military/Vets increases, and so much more. The failure to pass means a whopping 68% Tax increase, the largest in history!!!” Trump posted on Truth Social on Monday night. 

Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-WY) said he expects a vote on the full bill Tuesday morning after 45 consecutive votes on amendments to the bill, which began on Monday and continued throughout the night. 

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Republican Senators who indicated they will not support the spending package include Thom Tillis of North Carolina and Rand Paul of Kentucky. Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Senator Susan Collins of Maine are also reportedly on the fence. Murkowski has been meeting with GOP leadership on Tuesday morning. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) said on Tuesday morning that he believed that he had a deal in place with Murkowski to get the bill across the finish line. 

Trump was asked Tuesday morning about what could be done to placate Murkowski, and he said that he wasn’t sure. 

“Who knows? You tell me,” he said. “Alaska’s done so well with me. There’s never been a president better to Alaska than me. But it doesn’t mean people appreciate it.”

At the same time, Trump said that he would still like the bill to be passed by the Fourth of July deadline he had given, but that he could be open to extending the date. 

“I’d love to do July 4th, but I think it’s very hard to do July 4th. It was two months ago, I would think maybe July 4th, but somewhere around there,” he said. 

Provisions included in the bill are the imposition of work requirements on certain able-bodied adults to be eligible for welfare programs such as Medicaid and food stamps, the end of taxes on tips and overtime, a one-year cut in funding for Planned Parenthood, the funding of Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile defense program, and an increase in funding for border security. 

One measure that was removed from the bill by the Senate Parliamentarian was a provision that would have ended all federal funding for transgender procedures for both children and adults.