Washington | Donald Trump’s $US3.3 trillion ($5 trillion) tax and spending cut bill passed the Senate after a furious push by Republican leaders to persuade holdouts to back the legislation and hand the president a political win.
Senators voted 51-50 on Tuesday (Wednesday AEST) to pass the bill, with three Republicans, Susan Collins of Maine, Thom Tillis of North Carolina and Rand Paul of Kentucky, defying Trump to oppose the legislation. Vice President J.D. Vance cast the tie-breaking vote. The package, which now goes to the House, combines $US4.5 trillion in tax cuts with $US1.2 trillion in spending cuts.
