On Wednesday, President Donald Trump spurned a Senate budget reconciliation plan that leaves some of his domestic priorities for a second measure in favor of a heftier spending bill from the House that embraces his “one big, beautiful bill” preference.
“The House and Senate are doing a SPECTACULAR job of working together as one unified, and unbeatable, TEAM, however, unlike the Lindsey Graham version of the very important Legislation currently being discussed, the House Resolution implements my FULL America First Agenda, EVERYTHING, not just parts of it!” Trump said in a post to Truth Social. “We need both Chambers to pass the House Budget to ‘kickstart’ the Reconciliation process, and move all of our priorities to the concept of, ‘ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL.’ It will, without question, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”
On Tuesday, the Senate began consideration of a $340 billion package championed by Budget Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) that seeks to authorize funds for Trump’s border security, energy, and military priorities while setting aside tax cuts for a second bill. House Republicans proceeded with a resolution that deals with spending in addition to calling for $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and raising the debt limit by $4 trillion. It also sets the goal of reducing mandatory spending by $2 trillion. Both chambers of Congress are narrowly under GOP control, meaning Republicans will have to stay largely unified in the face of Democrat opposition to pass a budget measure, whatever it is in the end.
In a post to X on Tuesday, Graham said the Senate budget plan “sets in motion full funding” Trump’s border security agenda and provides $150 billion in new spending for strengthening the United States military. “OMB Director [Russ] Vought and Border Czar [Tom] Homan told Senate Republicans that ICE is running out of money,” Graham added. “We’ve got to keep our foot on the gas. Build the wall, deport illegal aliens, and create additional detention space so we don’t have to release illegal immigrants into the community. And God knows the military needs more money in these dangerous times. Taking up the budget resolution this week now puts us one step closer to the most transformational border security bill in history. Time is of the essence.”
The budget reconciliation process is an “expedited process for considering bills that would implement policies embodied in a Congressional budget resolution,” according to the Congressional Budget Office. It has been used to pass various laws over the past few decades, such as the 2017 tax law, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, and the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. The Senate requires only a simple majority — or 51 votes — to pass a budget reconciliation bill, bypassing the three-fifths majority threshold needed to overcome a filibuster. Currently, the Senate GOP has a 53-47 majority.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) joined with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN), and Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-MI) in a joint statement that noted how the House budget resolution already passed through committee. The House GOP leaders alluded to how their plan aims to quickly extend tax cuts from the 2017 law set to expire at the end of the year.
“House Republicans have now cleared a critical hurdle to delivering on the major priorities of President Trump’s America First agenda. From the outset of this process, we sought to ensure participation from every member of our conference and make clear that this resolution reflects our collective commitment to enacting the President’s full agenda – not just a part of it,” they said. “This is the start of the process, and we remain laser-focused on ultimately sending a bill to President Trump’s desk which, among other things, secures the border, keeps taxes low for families and job creators, restores American energy dominance, and makes government work better for all Americans.”
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On Wednesday, President Donald Trump spurned a Senate budget reconciliation plan that leaves some of his domestic priorities for a second measure in favor of a heftier spending bill from the House that embraces his “one big, beautiful bill” preference.
“The House and Senate are doing a SPECTACULAR job of working together as one unified, and unbeatable, TEAM, however, unlike the Lindsey Graham version of the very important Legislation currently being discussed, the House Resolution implements my FULL America First Agenda, EVERYTHING, not just parts of it!” Trump said in a post to Truth Social. “We need both Chambers to pass the House Budget to ‘kickstart’ the Reconciliation process, and move all of our priorities to the concept of, ‘ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL.’ It will, without question, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”
On Tuesday, the Senate began consideration of a $340 billion package championed by Budget Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) that seeks to authorize funds for Trump’s border security, energy, and military priorities while setting aside tax cuts for a second bill. House Republicans proceeded with a resolution that deals with spending in addition to calling for $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and raising the debt limit by $4 trillion. It also sets the goal of reducing mandatory spending by $2 trillion. Both chambers of Congress are narrowly under GOP control, meaning Republicans will have to stay largely unified in the face of Democrat opposition to pass a budget measure, whatever it is in the end.
In a post to X on Tuesday, Graham said the Senate budget plan “sets in motion full funding” Trump’s border security agenda and provides $150 billion in new spending for strengthening the United States military. “OMB Director [Russ] Vought and Border Czar [Tom] Homan told Senate Republicans that ICE is running out of money,” Graham added. “We’ve got to keep our foot on the gas. Build the wall, deport illegal aliens, and create additional detention space so we don’t have to release illegal immigrants into the community. And God knows the military needs more money in these dangerous times. Taking up the budget resolution this week now puts us one step closer to the most transformational border security bill in history. Time is of the essence.”
The budget reconciliation process is an “expedited process for considering bills that would implement policies embodied in a Congressional budget resolution,” according to the Congressional Budget Office. It has been used to pass various laws over the past few decades, such as the 2017 tax law, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, and the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. The Senate requires only a simple majority — or 51 votes — to pass a budget reconciliation bill, bypassing the three-fifths majority threshold needed to overcome a filibuster. Currently, the Senate GOP has a 53-47 majority.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) joined with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN), and Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-MI) in a joint statement that noted how the House budget resolution already passed through committee. The House GOP leaders alluded to how their plan aims to quickly extend tax cuts from the 2017 law set to expire at the end of the year.
“House Republicans have now cleared a critical hurdle to delivering on the major priorities of President Trump’s America First agenda. From the outset of this process, we sought to ensure participation from every member of our conference and make clear that this resolution reflects our collective commitment to enacting the President’s full agenda – not just a part of it,” they said. “This is the start of the process, and we remain laser-focused on ultimately sending a bill to President Trump’s desk which, among other things, secures the border, keeps taxes low for families and job creators, restores American energy dominance, and makes government work better for all Americans.”
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