Trump Tax Bill Advances in Senate as GOP Scrounges for Votes (1)

President Donald Trump’s $4.5 trillion tax cut bill prevailed in a crucial Senate test vote after hours of negotiations, setting up a fresh round of deal-making as Republicans seek to convince holdouts to support the bill for final passage.

The vote wrangling will continue Sunday as the official debate process plays out on the Senate floor. But the real negotiations will be behind closed doors in Senate offices as Majority Leader John Thune seeks to convince enough of his members to back the bill.

He can only afford to lose three of the 53 Republicans in the chamber.

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