Problems are multiplying for Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and other Senate negotiators in their bid to pass legislation to enact the megabill with Trump’s tax and domestic policy agenda by July 4.
Some Republican senators are barraging leadership with concerns about spending cuts for Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, while budget hawks are demanding more deficit reduction and railing against a House compromise to lift the cap on state and local tax deductions.
The Hill’s Alexander Bolton breaks down the issues threatening to derail the bill.
The New York Times: The bill raises the maximum child tax credit to $2,500. But about a third of children would not receive the full credit because their parents have low wages or lack jobs.
The Hill: With hurricane season officially underway, worry is mounting around whether Trump’s cuts to the federal government have endangered its disaster response.