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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters following closed-door party meetings at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

How Senate Republicans want to change the tax breaks in Trump’s big bill

House and Senate Republicans are taking different approaches when it comes to the tax cuts that lawmakers are looking to include in their massive tax bill. Republicans in the two chambers don’t agree on the size of a deduction for state and local taxes. They are also at odds on such things as allowing people to use their health savings accounts to help pay for their gym membership, or whether electric vehicle and hybrid owners should have to pay an annual fee. How they work out their differences in the coming weeks will help determine how successful they are at passing their marquee legislation.

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