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Republican senators race towards tax and spending bill deadline in the wake of Iran attacks

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published June 23, 2025 at 11:53 AM EDT

As President Trump launches attacks against Iran, Senate Republicans are wrangling over the details of a massive policy bill key to the president’s agenda. Trump wants the bill to extend his deep tax cuts to be passed and signed into law by July 4.

We get the latest with NPR congressional correspondent Claudia Grisales.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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