An amendment marathon is designed to put Republican lawmakers on the record regarding potential Medicaid cuts and other politically sensitive issues.

The Senate is debating a fiscal blueprint that would pave the way for part of President Trump’s domestic policy agenda, while the House is on a separate track.

The hours-long “vote-a-rama” rambled along in a dreaded but crucial part of the budget process, as senators considered one amendment after another, largely from Democrats trying to halt it.