“Every single House Democrat will vote ‘hell no’ against this one big ugly bill,” Representative Hakeem Jeffries of New York, the House Democratic leader, said on the steps of the Capitol during a news conference attended by a sizable portion of the Democratic caucus.
The sprawling legislation that Republicans expended extraordinary effort to muscle through the Senate was a high-stakes risk that is likely to have major consequences for the party and the country.
The Senate held an hourslong vote-a-thon on the legislation that stretched into the night as Republicans continued to grasp for the support to pass President Trump’s signature legislation.
Senator John Thune, the majority leader, on Saturday. Senate Republicans are seeking the votes to pass a sprawling domestic policy bill requested by President Trump.
New official estimates showed the bill would swell deficits while slashing health programs and insurance coverage, posing potential problems as the legislation moved forward in the Senate.
Provisions added to the president’s domestic policy bill to help win the support of Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, center, violated Senate rules and may need to be dropped.
The sweeping measure Senate Republican leaders hope to pass has many unpopular elements they despise. But they face a political reckoning on taxes and the scorn of the president if they fail.
Senator John Thune, the majority leader, taking questions at the Capitol this week. Republican leaders are working overtime to rally their members to support the package.
A retrospective on four previous Republican-driven tax-cut packages found that the results always come up short compared to bullish predictions of economic booms and lower deficits.
A group of senators including Charles H. Percy, second from right, and Charles E. Grassley, far right, celebrated President Ronald Reagan’s economic plan in October 1981.
The Wisconsin Republican has toned down attacks on the measure in recent days, but a new report he released undermines party leaders’ claims that the legislation won’t add to federal deficits.
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