Thune runs into ‘big, beautiful bill’ time crunch ahead of July 4 deadline

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Senate Republicans are straining to meet a July 4 deadline to pass President Donald Trump‘s “big, beautiful bill” as a flurry of last-minute negotiations and legislative changes threaten to delay a final vote.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) has a daunting to-do list before he can bring the tax bill to the floor, with a vote anticipated sometime toward the end of the week. 

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