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From The Hill: Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is ready to proceed with a make-or-break vote on the 940-page GOP megabill to find out for sure where Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) stands on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, according to a person familiar with internal GOP deliberations.
The source said the vote could happen “pretty soon” Tuesday morning and that Republicans are confident Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough will accept changes that ease the impact of Medicaid and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) cuts on Alaskans and make Murkowski more likely to support the package.
The person familiar with GOP deliberations on how to get the 940-page bill across the finish line said Thune has also explored other “contingency” plans in case Murkowski votes “no.”
Thune spent the night negotiating with Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), over raising the debt ceiling, which leaves Paul in opposition to the package.
Paul supports debt limit increase of $500 billion or another “small fraction of the $5 trillion that is needed to extend federal borrowing authority past the 2026 midterm elections,” The Hill reports.
From The Hill.
