Senate Republicans are pushing ahead with their budget plan to support President Trump's agenda, despite a request from House Speaker Mike Johnson to let the House take the lead. Sen. Lindsey Graham released a 61-page budget resolution, outlining plans to increase spending on border security, defense, and energy, while also proposing cuts in other areas. The resolution, which would increase annual spending by $85.5 billion, sets the stage for the Senate to pass a budget reconciliation bill.
Washington — Senate Republicans are moving forward with their own budget plan to fund President Trump 's agenda despite a request from House Speaker Mike Johnson to hold off and let the lower chamber take the lead. Sen. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican, released a 61-page budget resolution on Friday, setting the groundwork for the Senate to later pass a budget reconciliation bill focused on border security, defense and energy priorities.
Graham announced that his committee will meet Wednesday and Thursday to debate and vote on the resolution, which sets a March 7 deadline for the committees to make their proposals. 'Senate Republicans are ready to roll,' Senate Majority Leader John Thune of South Dakota wrote. Under the budget reconciliation process, Senate Republicans can avoid the 60-vote threshold typically required in the upper chamber and pass the bill without any Democratic support.
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