Senate Passes the 'One Big, Beautiful Bill'; It Will Now Head Back to the House

Matt Margolis-Opinion : Jul 1, 2025
PJ Media

With a razor-thin majority, Republicans could not afford more than three defections, which is why Vice President JD Vance was summoned to the Capitol to cast the tie-breaking vote.

[PJMedia.com] After days of gridlock and backroom wrangling, the Senate today passed the "One Big, Beautiful Bill,' the legislative linchpin of President Trump's second-term agenda. The tally was 51 yeas and 50 nays, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tiebreaking vote. (Screengrab image: via C-SPAN 2)

The Senate was locked in a "vote-a-rama"—a procedural endurance test where senators burn the midnight oil, lobbing amendment after amendment in a desperate bid to tweak, torpedo, or salvage the bill.

With a razor-thin majority, Republicans could not afford more than three defections, which is why Vice President JD Vance was summoned to the Capitol to cast the tie-breaking vote. Vance has already played this role before, and it's clear the White House was counting on him to drag this bill across the finish line.

The real drama, however, wasn't coming from Democrats—they were united in opposition, as always—but from within the GOP ranks. Senators like Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins became the focal points of intense lobbying, their votes courted with a mix of sweeteners and veiled threats.

In the end, Murkowski voted for the bill; Collins voted against it, along with Sens. Thom Tillis and Rand Paul... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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