Big Beautiful Bill Gets Passed

Dr Kathryn Robison, Lecturer in American Studies, United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney

02-Jul-25 08:30

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The US Senate has narrowly passed the US President Donald Trump’s multitrillion-dollar tax-and-spending package. We speak to Dr Kathryn Robison, Lecturer in American Studies, United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney about the political implications of this.

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Produced by: Jake Lim

Presented by: Keith Kam, Wong Shou Ning

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Categories: politics, government, international, economy

Tags: one big beautiful bill act, reconciliation, trump, us politics,

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