US Senate Republicans vote to advance Trump's sweeping tax cut plan

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : Senate Republicans vote to advance Trump agenda blueprint * Congress must agree to unlock fast-track tool for Trump agenda * House Republicans skeptical of Senate spending cut goals * Senate plan could add $5.8 trillion to U.S. debt, analysts estimate (Updates with Senate vote to advance Trump agenda) By David Morgan WASHINGTON, April 3 (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republicans took a procedural step forward on President Donald Trump's sweeping tax cut agenda on Thursday, overcoming concerns among some Republican lawmakers that the plan does not include sufficient spending cuts.
30% : The Senate Budget Committee plan estimates the cost of extending Trump's 2017 tax cuts, as well as delivering on sweeping new promises to eliminate taxes on tips, overtime and Social Security retirement payments, at $1.5 trillion over a decade.
28% : Thursday's vote came a day after the White House assured congressional Republicans that Trump supported their desire to include deep spending cuts in the bill.

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