The questions primarily center on House Republicans (1) driving up the deficit, (2) Medicade, rural hospitals, and health in general, and (3) the Inflation Reduction Act.
- Senator John Thune, SD
- Senator Lisa Murkowski, Alaska
- Senator Josh Hawley, MO
- Senator Susan Collins, Maine
- Senator Rand Paul, KY
- Senator Ron Johnson, WI
- Senator Thom Tillis, NC
All are Republicans. Democrats are unified in opposing the bill, which will also gives billionaires even larger tax cuts than they have now while cutting funding to both health care and businesses qualifying for support under the Inflation Reduction Act at a time when inflation is getting worse.
Al Weaver, The Hill: 6 Senate Republicans who could hold up Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’
Avery Lotz, Axios: Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” has Republicans squabbling over math