Republicans are inching closer to getting their tax and spending cut bill through Congress with a final Senate vote likely late Monday or early Tuesday.
At some 940 pages, the legislation is a sprawling collection of tax breaks , spending cuts and other Republican priorities, including new money for national defense and deportations . President Donald Trump has admonished Republicans, who hold majority power in the House and Senate, to skip their holiday vacations and deliver the bill by the Fourth of July.
Democrats are united against the legislation and were offering scores of amendments to alter it Monday as the Senate slogged through what is known as a vote-a-rama . Senators can offer an unlimited number of amendments, with each receiving a vote. Once the bill clears the Senate, it would have to pass the House before Trump can sign it into law.
Here's the latest on what's in the bill. There could be changes as GOP lawmakers continue to negotiate.
Tax cuts are the priority