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Can Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ pass the Senate?

Season 2025 Episode 168 | 5m 20s

It’s crunch time in Congress as Republican Senate leaders try to shape the president’s so-called “big beautiful bill” into a compromise that can pass. Lisa Desjardins joins Amna Nawaz to unpack the latest proposed changes to health care, tax, and energy policy – and the political sticking points between the GOP and a legislative victory.

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