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Senate eyes vote on Trump tax bill by end of week as deadline threatens recess

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President Trump has a self-imposed July 4 deadline to send a tax and domestic policy bill to his desk.

The last scheduled day in session for both chambers before they leave town for the holiday is Friday .

The bill extends the president's 2017 tax cuts and includes much of his second -term agenda.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the Senate is "on track" for a vote Friday on the bill.

Senate Republicans have proposed steeper cuts to Medicaid funding by lowering provider taxes from 6% to 3.5% by 2031 .

A group of 16 House Republicans penned a letter to Thune and Johnson opposing the Senate 's changes.

The move has sparked pushback, and threatened to complicate the delicate balance reached in the House .

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