Vice President Vance cast the tiebreaking vote as Senate Republicans delivered a huge legislative victory for President Trump on Tuesday by passing his One Big, Beautiful Bill Act after hours of tense negotiations that lasted through the night.
The final vote came after lawmakers worked through the weekend before launching a 27-hour marathon of amendment votes on the floor, during which Republican leaders sought to win the support of holdouts.
GOP Sens. Thom Tillis (N.C.), Rand Paul (Ky.) and Susan Collins (Maine) voted against the measure, along with every Democrat.
The legislation appeared to be on the cusp of failing on the floor after Senate GOP leaders spent hours trying to hash out a compromise with Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, an independent-minded Republican who worried the legislation’s deep cuts to Medicaid and federal food assistance funding would hurt her home state.
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Vance breaks 50-50 tie as Senate passes GOP megabill
- by: Alexander Bolton
- 2025-07-01
- Source:
The Hill
- 07/02/2025
