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The Senate has spent nearly a full day debating changes to the multi-trillion dollar spending plan backed by President Trump.
Republican Senate leaders can only lose three GOP votes.
Supporters say it will rein in federal government spending.
Opponents say it will strip money from vulnerable Americans on Medicaid.
Senate Republicans hope to overcome their internal differences to pass the measure.
President Trump has demanded that the bill reach his desk by July 4th.
A new NPR-PBS News Marist poll finds that Americans believe there is a serious threat to democracy and they're concerned about political violence.
NPR's Domenico Montanaro has more on that and how people are feeling about President Trump.
Ahead of the July 4th holiday and the country's 249th birthday,
three-quarters of respondents said they believe there's a serious threat to U.S. democracy.
About the same amount also describes politically motivated violence as a major problem.
They also have little confidence in their political leaders.
Republicans are unpopular, President Trump gets just a 43% approval rating,