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Senate Republicans Face Rift Over One Big Beautiful Bill

Opposition to Medicaid cuts, SNAP reductions, expanded deficit savings threatens Senate passage of the reconciliation bill by the July 4 deadline.

INSET: President Donald Trump at a roundtable in the State Dining Room at the White House on June 05, 2025 in Washington, DC. // U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. John Thune (R-SD) speaks to reporters outside of the West Wing of the White House on June 04, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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Overview

  • Four Republican senators—Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Jerry Moran and Josh Hawley—have warned they will vote against the bill if it reduces Medicaid benefits for their constituents.
  • Fiscal conservatives are pushing to find over $200 billion in additional savings by targeting waste and upcoding in Medicare Advantage plans.
  • Senators remain divided on lifting the cap on state and local tax deductions and on making key corporate tax cuts permanent.
  • Objections to proposed SNAP work requirements and new state cost-sharing provisions have left that section of the package unresolved.
  • Negotiators are also grappling with language to protect Pentagon spectrum from auction and a decade-long ban on state regulation of artificial intelligence.