The Senate Republican tax bill speeding to passage includes the biggest reduction of funding for the federal safety net since at least the 1990s.

WASHINGTON—Republican senators are making a mad dash to pass the GOP tax-and-spending megabill and send it to President Trump’s desk by July 4.Senate Republicans cleared the first procedural hurdle late Saturday by a 51-49 vote.

Senate Republicans cleared a key procedural step as they race to pass Trump’s big bill of tax breaks, spending cuts and bolstered deportation funds by his July Fourth deadline.