After a long wait, the Senate is launching action on President Donald Trump’s ”“big, beautiful bill” of tax breaks and spending cuts.

Republican senators scrambled Friday to pass a budget plan that will unlock trillions of dollars for US President Donald Trump's vision of radical tax and spending cuts. Crucially, it would pave the way for Republicans to make the tax cuts passed in Trump's first term permanent.

Critics are concerned that tax cuts may be implemented at the expense of key social services, such as healthcare and childcare support. View on euronews