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Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’, with oil and gas measures intact, narrowly passes Senate

Legislation heads back to House after Senate changes

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (centre), joined from left by, Senator John Barrasso, the GOP whip, Finance Committee chairman Mike Crapo, and Budget Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, after passage of the budget reconciliation package of President Donald Trump's signature bill of big tax breaks and spending cuts, at the Capitol in Washington, on Tuesday.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (centre), joined from left by, Senator John Barrasso, the GOP whip, Finance Committee chairman Mike Crapo, and Budget Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, after passage of the budget reconciliation package of President Donald Trump's signature bill of big tax breaks and spending cuts, at the Capitol in Washington, on Tuesday.Photo: AP/SCANPIX
North America Energy CorrespondentBaton Rouge
Published 1 July 2025, 19:43Updated 2 July 2025, 07:30
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