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US Senate push to pass Trump's unpopular spending bill enters second day
US Senate push to pass Trump's unpopular spending bill enters second day
Economy
by  AFP

Republican senators struggled Tuesday for a second day to pass President Donald Trump's flagship spending bill, which would slash welfare programs for the poor while adding an eye-watering $3 trillion to the national debt. And even with the spending cuts, the bill would still add more than $3.3 trillion to the nation's already yawning budget deficits over a decade.