How the Big Beautiful Bill became law: Late-night drama in the Senate
Senate Majority Leader John Thune was on the clock.It was in the middle of the night, less than 72 hours before President Donald Trump’s July 4 deadline to sign the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. In an expansive interview recalling how the legislation cleared Congress, Thune admitted there were times he wasn’t sure he could get it to Trump’s desk.Advertisement With all Democrats firmly against the massive bill, Thune could only lose three votes. As June 30 slipped into July 1, the GOP defections were fluid.Three Republicans — Sens.
- ▪Senate Majority Leader John Thune was on the clock.It was in the middle of the night, less than 72 hours before President Donald Trump’s July 4 deadline to sign the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
- ▪In an expansive interview recalling how the legislation cleared Congress, Thune admitted there were times he wasn’t sure he could get it to Trump’s desk.Advertisement With all Democrats firmly against the massive bill, Thune could only lose
- ▪As June 30 slipped into July 1, the GOP defections were fluid.Three Republicans — Sens.
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune was on the clock.It was in the middle of the night, less than 72 hours before President Donald Trump’s July 4 deadline to sign the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. And Thune didn’t have the votes. Recommended Stories Jeffries pivots to Trump and GOP when asked about noncitizens on New Jersey voter rolls Generations after the Holocaust, Congress still seeking answers on bank’s ties to Nazi crimes John Cornyn settles into ‘liberating’ leverage role on his way to retirement The tall, lean Republican from South Dakota had been majority leader for less than five months, and this was his first big test.
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