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President Donald Trump has hailed the Senate’s narrow vote to advance his flagship legislation, celebrating it as a “great victory” for his agenda as Republicans rush to deliver the legislation by July 4.

The U.S. Senate voted 51-49 to open debate on the One Big Beautiful Bill, bringing it one step closer to landing on Trump’s desk ahead of the self-imposed deadline.

“Tonight we saw a GREAT VICTORY in the Senate with the “GREAT, BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL,” but, it wouldn’t have happened without the Fantastic Work of Senator Rick Scott, Senator Mike Lee, Senator Ron Johnson, and Senator Cynthia Lummis,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.

The $4 trillion package would permanently extend $3.8 trillion in expiring benefits while dedicating $350 billion in spending to fund Trump’s hardline mass deportation plans. However, proposed cuts to Medicaid and food assistance programs have sparked public fractures within GOP ranks.

Two Republican senators, Thom Tillis of North Carolina and Rand Paul of Kentucky, defied Trump and joined all Democrats in voting against it.

President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters on Friday, June 27, 2025, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington. President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters on Friday, June 27, 2025, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP

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