The package now goes back to the House, where Speaker Mike Johnson had warned senators not to deviate too far from what his chamber had already approved. But the Senate did make changes, particularly to Medicaid, risking more problems as they race to finish by Trump’s Fourth of July deadline.
A lot of the GOP probably think that they are good people who are using Trump as a necessary evil. Every time they do Trump’s bidding after initially resisting, they think, “Okay, just a little bit more evil, it’s all for the greater good.”
I just struggle with how you can vote down things like Medicare/Medicare (or free meals for kids, etc) and think you’re a good person. Especially because they cut all of that for tax breaks and higher government spending, so it’s not even a deficit issue.