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Hello, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome. It is Eric Erickson here. There is breaking news as I begin the program.

The one big, beautiful bill has passed the United States Senate.

That's right.

The one big beautiful bill act is passing the U.S. Senate.

The big beautiful bill passes.

And that is with J.D. Vance casting the tie-breaking vote. It was extremely,

extremely close there in the U.S. Senate, but they've managed to get it done.

There was kind of a wild scenario as the president was speaking at Alligator Alcatraz down there in South Florida

as this thing got started.

So great, great, great screen display here, the split screen between the president and the vice president in Washington,

D.C., a tag team effort there happening as the Big Beautiful Bill passes in Washington, D.C.

The United States Senate, it was a 50-50 vote, J.D. Vance, casting the tie-breaking vote there in Washington to make this happen.

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