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Republican leaders barely scaled a key procedural hurdle to bring up the bill, but Democrats delayed its consideration and it was unclear whether the G.O.P. had the votes to pass it.
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New provisions that benefit whaling captains and rural hospitals appear to be aimed at winning over Senator Lisa Murkowski, the Alaska Republican who had said the bill would hurt her state.
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Economists have estimated that previous versions of the bill could add trillions to the national debt, but many haven't had the chance to review the latest Senate version.
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