Senate Republicans are poised to provide permanent tax credits for millions of Americans in a major bill supported by President Donald Trump.
The Senate advanced its budget blueprint, including a permanent extension of the 2017 expiration date Trump tax cuts during the 52-48 votes on Thursday. GOP lawmakers say they didn’t extend the tax cuts, which would lead to a tax cut of around $4 trillion in 2026 on Americans’ Pocket Book. (Related: Chuck Schumer threatens to block bills securing American elections using a tactical Democrat once known as the “Jim Crow Relic”)
“Let me be clear – the $4 trillion Democrat tax hike on American families is devastating,” Senate majority John Baraso said Thursday on the Senate floor. “Senate Republicans are fighting to stop it. Republicans want to make the 2017 tax cuts permanent. Republicans want to reverse Democrat failures over the past four years. Republicans are focused on getting America back on track.”
“90% of Americans have seen taxes drop due to tax reform,” Barrasso added. “It would be disastrous for the Democrats in the Senate – the highest inflation of our lifetimes, to suffocate the chances of Americans maintaining more of their hard-earned money.
Congressional Republicans are working to enact Trump’s legislative agenda through a process known as budget settlements that allow Senate Republicans to bypass and move forward with a simple majority vote. The passage of budget resolution by both chambers unlocks the cleaning tax and expenditure bill, which is expected to include an array of presidential tax priorities, including border security funds, defense spending, and no tip tax.
The central focus of the budget resolution and the president’s first year priorities are Senate Republicans’ commitment to making long-term Trump tax cuts permanent. They plan to implement permanent tax credits using a budget scoring approach that assumes permanent expansion will have a deficit neutral impact as future bills continue to carry out current policies.
Senate majority leader John Toon said Thursday that Senate Republicans view Trump and temporary tax cuts as non-starters.
“Americans shouldn’t have to live in fear of tax hikes every few years,” Thune said.
Republican US Sen. John Toon, a South Dakota native, will speak with reporters following his weekly Senate Republican Policy Luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC on April 1, 2025 (photos by Jim Watson/AFP)
The senator said the blueprint for the Senate budget, which uses the Senate baseline, is suitable for floor considerations, according to Senate GOP leadership.
Concerned about the deficit, GOP lawmakers raised concerns about accounting tactics, but the president congratulated the budget resolution.
“All Republicans, the House and Senate must be united,” Trump said. I wrote it True Social Wednesday evening. “You need to pass it right away!
On Thursday evening, the passage of the Senate’s revamped budget resolution unlocks a 50-hour debate that follows the marathon process known as “Voting the Llamas.” Senate Democrats will be allowed to call on Republican colleagues an unlimited number of revisions during that period, aimed at making political pain accurate.
The budget blueprint was once adopted by Senate Republicans and will be sent to the House for consideration.
Senate Republicans are likely to remind their counterparts that failing to pass the Senate budget resolution will lead to the majority of Americans experiencing tax hikes next year. The average American household earning $80,000 a year will see a tax cut of $1,700 if the tax cut clause is allowed to expire at the end of 2025. According to An analysis of the Tax Foundation released on March 12th.
There are no Senate Democrats vote He has supported the 2017 Tax Cuts and Employment Act, reducing the taxes for the majority of Americans.
“It’s almost a Democrat’s favorite day – tax day,” Barrasso said trolling his Democratic colleagues on Thursday. “Millions of Americans are filing their taxes right now. Just as they do, I ask myself, and do you think they know that Democrats here in the US Senate want to raise their taxes by $4 trillion?
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