BREAKING: The Senate has advanced a budget deal past the chamber’s 60-vote threshold, paving the way for final passage and Donald Trump’s signature
The Senate has advanced a budget deal past the chamber’s 60-vote threshold, paving the way for final passage and President Donald Trump’s signature.The package increases spending by $320 billion over two years and lifts the debt ceiling into 2021.The Senate is on the verge of approving a two-year bipartisan budget deal to send to President Donald Trump’s desk, putting an end to the threat of a default and easing the path toward funding the government past Sept. 30.
Trump also weighed in, tweeting "Budget Deal is phenomenal for our Great Military, our Vets, and Jobs, Jobs, Jobs! Two year deal gets us past the Election. Go for it Republicans, there is always plenty of time to CUT!" "This is a team sport. And you've got to play team ball once in a while," Thune said of the hope that the GOP will rise up in support.
to get a majority of their members to support the legislation after roughly two-thirds of House Republicans opposed the budget deal that was approved by the Democrat-controlled House last week. The bill’s proponents on the Republican side have been touting the increase in spending for defense spending as worth the compromise with Democrats over domestic spending. They say there's no alternative now that the House has left town, and the budget deal is far better than the alternatives of automatic budget cuts or stopgap spending bills.
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