New York, July 2 -- The U.S. Senate on Tuesday narrowly passed its version of the Trump administration's tax and spending measure dubbed One Big Beautiful Bill, which is expected to add around 3.3 trillion U.S. dollars of deficit through 2034.
The Republican-controlled Senate passed the bill by 51 to 50 after a marathon voting process that started Monday morning. U.S. Vice President JD Vance broke a 50-50 tie by casting a vote.
Senators spent the past few days reading out and debating the 940-page bill, which was unveiled late Friday.
The legislation includes more spending on border security, defense and energy production, with cuts to healthcare, nutrition programs and electric vehicle subsidies. The bill extends U.S. President Donald T...