The Senate is beginning an all-day session of amendment votes ahead of an expected final vote on President Donald Trump’s big bill of spending cuts and tax cuts. The session could last into the night.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is scheduled to hold a news briefing at 1 p.m. ET. Watch in the player above.
Democrats are expected to offer amendments to strike tax breaks for the wealthy and and cuts to the Medicaid program, among many others.
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said in opening remarks that he will start with an amendment that would block any provisions that increase costs for working families or small businesses “to pay for tax cuts for billionaires.”
“The American people will not forget what Republicans do in this chamber today,” Schumer said.
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