Trump's Big Beautiful Bill faces mutiny from within as 5 Republican senators threaten to tank it
Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' is in big trouble. Five Republican senators may vote against it, which could kill the bill in the Senate. They say it will hurt poor people, cut healthcare, and only help the super-rich. Big unions and voters are fighting back with ads and pressure campaigns to stop the bill.
The U.S. Senate is voting this week on Trump's new law called the 'Big Beautiful Bill'. It's a tax and spending bill. If just five Republicans vote NO, the bill will fail. It needs 51 votes to pass, but would only get 48 if these five vote against it, according to the report by People's World.
Senator Susan Collins and Senator Lisa Murkowski said they don't want to kill Medicaid, which gives health coverage to poor people. Senator Tom Tillis is worried because the bill might shut down rural hospitals in his state.
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Senator Josh Hawley says his people will be badly hurt by the Medicaid cuts. Senator Rand Paul is a Libertarian and says he'll vote NO because the bill will increase national debt. Vice President Vance can vote only in a tie, so his vote would only bring it to 49, still not enough, as per the report by People's World.
Senator Joni Ernst is being pressured by her voters too. When asked if the bill would cause more deaths, she replied, 'We all have to die.' This caused a huge backlash.
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Union & public fightback
Labor unions, especially the Teachers union (AFT), are leading the fight against the bill. They launched a huge online ad campaign with 8 video ads in key states like Alaska, Iowa, Maine, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, according to the report by People's World.
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The 10-day ad campaign is showing on major streaming platforms and online sites. The ads say the bill is the biggest-ever transfer of wealth from working people to the rich and billionaires. Senator Elizabeth Warren says rich people use 'dark money' and big donations to 'rig the system.'
Bill's big problems
The bill cuts $715 billion from Medicaid over 10 years. It takes away health care from millions, raises national debt, and hands out school vouchers worth $25 billion, which helps rich private school parents.
The Teachers/AFT President Randi Weingarten said the ads tell stories about people who will suffer, kids losing healthcare, hospitals closing, families paying more. She says the GOP wants to destroy services that help working families, just to give tax breaks to billionaires. The campaign's goal is to put families first, not super-rich donors, as mentioned in the report by People's World.
The ads show a better future vision for America: public school funding, affordable healthcare, working-class tax cuts, and fair use of AI. The Congressional Budget Office says this bill will make the U.S. spend $2.4 trillion more than it earns over the next 10 years.
The CBO also says the bill would take $1,600 a year away from the poorest 10% of people and give $12,000 a year to the richest 10%, mostly to the top 1%.Most Americans don't support the bill, including even some MAGA Republicans, according to polls mentioned by AFT. The ads use real people's voices to show how bad the bill is for everyday Americans, according to People's World.
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Q1. What is Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill'?
It's a tax and spending bill that cuts Medicaid, increases national debt, and gives big tax breaks to billionaires.
Q2. Why are 5 Republican senators opposing the bill?
They say it hurts poor people, shuts down hospitals, cuts healthcare, and adds to debt.
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