COLUMNISTS_ Pass the Bill, You Idiots

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Pass the Bill, You Idiots 

Matt Vespa | Jul 01, 2025 

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UPDATE: The bill passed 51-50, with Sens. Thom Tillis (R-NC), Rand Paul (R-KY), and Susan Collins (R-ME) betraying the party. 

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It’s already bad enough that Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) forced Senate clerks to read the reconciliation bill in its entirety, a tantrum of sorts to delay the inevitable. It’s also a little smart—he knows the longer this bill festers, the greater the likelihood the one big, beautiful bill could go down. There are already two “no” votes with Sens. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Rand Paul (R-KY). Three defections mean Vice President JD Vance needs to be around to break a tie. Four votes sink the bill. The people causing a ruckus should be remembered. 

After 16 hours of recitation, the vote-a-rama began, with numerous amendments being shot down because the Democrat Senate Parliamentarian took a hatchet to the bill. The AI moratorium also led to internal drama, as Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) clashed over government regulation of this technology. Yet, the true troublemakers will be remembered, as they’ve forgotten the axiom of perfect being the enemy of the good when it comes to bills. 

There are criticisms of the bill, but it provides tax cuts, fully funds President Trump’s immigration initiatives, and enacts much-needed reforms to welfare. We've hit some snags along the way, thanks to a Harry Reid-installed Senate Parliamentarian. Still, what’s the problem with the bill's objectives? 

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