Overview

• A two-hour procedural vote on June 28 failed to secure the three additional GOP votes needed to open debate on the reconciliation package.
• Senator Thom Tillis withheld his support pending GOP approval of his proposed Medicaid reforms, pressing for adoption of the House’s more commonsense approach.
• Vice President J.D. Vance arrived at the Capitol ready to cast the tie-breaking ballot but remained sidelined as the chamber remained deadlocked.
• President Trump took to Truth Social to accuse Tillis of favoring what he called a 68% tax increase instead of the biggest tax cut in American history.
• The ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ would permanently extend 2017 tax cuts, raise SALT caps and impose Medicaid work requirements, adding trillions to the deficit ahead of a self-imposed July 4 deadline.