Thom Tillis (R-NC), likely Senate Republican’s most vulnerable member to a Democratic challenger in 2026, and Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) voted against the motion. Vice President JD Vance was on hand to brake a tie,

“We have been successful in removing parts of this bill that hurt families and workers, but the process is not over, and Democrats are continuing to make the case against every provision in this Big, Beautiful Betrayal of a bill that violates Senate rules,” Ranking Member Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) said in a statement.

President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” budget bill of tax breaks and Medicaid cuts is one step closer to passage after it cleared a key procedural hurdle overnight.