Grotesque legislative avatar of Trumpism passes Senate
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How many Alaskans did Lisa Murkowski kill today?
Answer: She doesn’t know or care.
A divided Senate on Tuesday narrowly passed Republicans’ marquee bill to slash taxes and social safety net programs, as the G.O.P. muscled through deep internal rifts in a bid to deliver President Trump’s agenda.
The 51-to-50 vote sent the legislation to the House, where its passage was far from certain even though Mr. Trump has demanded that lawmakers send the bill to his desk for enactment by July 4. Three Republicans, Senators Susan Collins of Maine, Thom Tillis of North Carolina, and Rand Paul of Kentucky joined all Democrats in voting against it, forcing Vice President JD Vance to cast the tiebreaking vote.
Meanwhile, Susan Collins sets a new world record for meaningless symbolic no votes on major pieces of GOP legislation.