Senate Passes Trump Tax Cut, Spending Bill

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🗓️ 1 July 2025

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Vice President JD Vance had to break a 50-50 tie in the Senate in order for the bill to pass, after three Republicans joined with Democrats to vote against it. We look at what's in the bill, and what still has to happen for it to become law.

This episode: White House correspondent Deepa Shivaram, congressional correspondent Deirdre Walsh, and senior national political correspondent Mara Liasson.

This podcast was produced by Bria Suggs and edited by Casey Morell. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.

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0:00.0	The House of Representatives has approved a White House request to claw back two years of previously
0:05.7	approved funding for public media. The recisions package now moves on to the Senate. This move poses
0:12.1	a serious threat to local stations and public media as we know it. Please take a stand for public
0:18.5	media today at goacpr.org. Thank you.
0:24.1	Hi, I'm Adam, and I just finished my 84th and last 24-hour call shift as a pediatric resident.
0:31.3	Congratulations.
0:32.1	You're listening to the NPR Politics Podcast.
0:34.8	This podcast was recorded at 106 p.m. on Tuesday, July 1st, 2025. Things may have
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0:45.3	ever sleeping in a hospital call room again. Enjoy the show. Do you enjoy your chief residency year, though?
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1:01.1	Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast.
1:03.0	I'm Deepa Shivaram.
1:03.8	I cover the White House.
1:05.0	I'm Deirdre Walsh.
1:05.6	I cover Congress.
1:06.8	And I'm Mara Liason, senior national political correspondent. And today on the show, the Senate has passed President Trump's tax cuts and spending bill.
1:15.1	Now, the details of this bill are still being sorted out.
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