Senate staying up all night to push GOP budget over objections from Democrats

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

71% : With little power in the minority to stop the onslaught, Democrats instead are using the all-night debate to force GOP senators into potentially embarrassing votes -- including the first one, on blocking tax breaks to billionaires.
67% : The amendment from Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, said Medicaid and Medicare would be strengthened during the budget process.
54% : Trump has preferred what he calls one "big, beautiful bill," but the White House is open to the Senate's strategy of working on the border package first, then turning to tax cuts later this year.
50% : Democrats are ready for battle First up from Democrats was a vote to prevent tax breaks for billionaires -- an amendment that was repeated in various forms throughout the night.
50% : Schumer launched a strategy earlier this week to use the budget debate to focus on both the implications of the tax policy and the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency, which is slashing across the federal government.
47% : The package that senators are pushing forward is what Republicans view as a down payment on Trump's agenda, part of a broader effort that will eventually include legislation to extend some $4.5 trillion in tax breaks and other priorities.
39% : Democrats argue that the GOP tax cuts approved in 2017 flowed to the wealthiest Americans, and extending them as Trump wants Congress to do later this year would prolong the giveaway.
37% : Trump appears to be stirring the fight, pitting Republicans in the House and Senate against each other to see which one delivers fastest. __ Associated Press writer Darlene Superville contributed to this report.
25% : Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., the No. 2-ranking Senate Republican, said GOP lawmakers are acting quickly to get the administration the resources they have requested and need to curb illegal border crossings.

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