GOP senators endure another Dem onslaught to jumpstart Trump's mega-bill

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : Another amendment to protect Medicaid and Medicare, offered by Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), was adopted 51-48.
57% : On social media Friday night, just before the Senate began the amendment free-for-all, Trump said that "big business is not worried" about tariffs, "but they are focused on the BIG, BEAUTIFUL DEAL, which will SUPERCHARGE our Economy.
47% : "The question is: Will you protect the nearly 80 million Americans who rely on Medicaid, or will you rely on tax giveaways for the wealthiest at the expense of everyone else?"
46% : This is his bill," Hawley said of Trump.
42% : Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer outlined the Democratic strategy for the vote-a-rama Friday night as one that would put "Trump's agenda on trial," offering amendments that would force Republicans to decide whether to hit the "kill switch" on the president's tariffs as well as Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency.
39% : Refuting that claim, Senate Budget Chair Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Republicans are trying to accomplish two things with their mega-bill: Controlling federal spending and making permanent a slew of expiring tax cuts from 2017: "Because every time we cut taxes, revenue goes up, we just spend too much."
31% : " Indeed, Hawley said Trump told him over the phone on Thursday that he will not sign a final package that cuts Medicaid benefits.
26% : The Senate's top tax writer, Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), said Democrats were relying on "the politics of fear" and that Trump "has been clear" that "any reforms to Medicare or Medicaid must not reduce patient benefits.
10% : "Will Republicans spend all night defending the mess Donald Trump is making?"

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