Vice President JD Vance has arrived at the Capitol to potentially cast a tiebreaking vote to advance the GOP megabill. He was accompanied by Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri, who golfed earlier today with President Donald Trump. Four other GOP senators — Mike Lee of Utah, Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Rick Scott of Florida — have yet to vote. All need to vote “yes” to advance the legislation.
Vance is here pic.twitter.com/wtI1L9ANi2
— Jordain Carney (@jordainc) June 29, 2025
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/06/28/congress/vance-arrives-00431392
The bill sucks… can’t believe it’s going to pass https://t.co/KC5uKR23Wh
— Live Monitor (@amlivemon) June 29, 2025
Polls show that this bill is political suicide for the Republican Party pic.twitter.com/HJwKZ9g4tu
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 28, 2025
GOP Sens. Thom Tillis of North Carolina, Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky and Sens. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin have voted against proceeding with debate. Republican leaders can bear no more than three defections while letting Vance break a 50-50 tie.
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/06/28/congress/senate-nailbiter-00431390