The Republicans of the Senate marked a victory against their homologists in the House in the early hours of the morning on Friday, officially spending their Preferred budgetary resolution To combat some of President Trump’s priorities, such as securing the southern border.
After consecutive voting hours on democratic amendments, the bill to finance border security, energy and defense finally obtained its vote on the soil of the Chamber.
The measure adopted by a vote of 52-48, and Senator Rand Paul, R-Ky., Was the only republican to oppose. All the Democrats in the Senate also voted against this.
The Senate voted on various amendments and order points for almost 10 hours, considering dozens on the ground. In the end, two amendments led by the Republicans were adopted.
Thune succeeded McConnell as a republican leader. (Getty Images)
“(T) its particular budgetary resolution … addresses the priority of the president, the top priority, which is to obtain the border and to implement and to implement its immigration policies, to rebuild our soldiers and to create a energy domination for this country, “said the head of majority in the Senate John ThuneRS.D., told journalists on Wednesday, previewing the possible vote.
The chef and the Republicans of the upper room began to move forward with the process of very important budgetary reconciliation at the beginning of the month, pushing their favorite plan through a key committee and erases a procedural obstacle.
This decision occurred despite the fact that the House Republicans should take the lead to adopt a budget bill first. Chairman of the Thune and Senate Budget Committee Lindsey GrahamRS.C., also insisted even after Trump was released in support of the chamber proposal, having it approved earlier this week on Truth Social.
After his adoption early Friday morning, Graham said in a statement: “As chairman of the Senate budget committee, I am incredibly satisfied with the discipline shown by my republican colleagues in the Senate to ensure that the bill most transformational border security can soon become a reality.
“I hope that the Chamber will be able to adopt a major bill that responds to President Trump’s priorities. But this approach provides money we needed yesterday to continue the momentum to ensure our border, apply our laws on ‘Immigration and rebuild our soldiers.
The decision to move forward with the alternative budgetary plan of the Senate, which is two aspects as opposed to the efforts of the Chamber to adopt a major bill, was blessed by the vice-president JD Vance on Wednesday, a declared a source to Fox News Digital.
Trump himself did not seem to be embarrassed by their efforts, publishing on Truth Social, “thank you to the head of the majority John Thune, and to the Republican Senate, for having worked so hard to finance the order of the Trump Border Agenda. We establish recordings, as I have never been seen before, by preventing the illegal criminals from entering our country.
Trump first said he wanted a bill. (Katopodis / Getty Images Tasos)
Senate procedure vote earlier in the week sparked a 50 -hour debate clock that ended on Thursday evening. Then, a marathon of votes, known as “vote-a-rama”, began.
Senators were able to introduce a number of modificationsmany of which have received votes on the ground. The process forced the Republicans to take many potentially uncomfortable votes by their democratic counterparts.
“Tonight, an amendment at the same time, the Democrats have exhibited the real colors of the Republicans here on the Senate soil. For the first time this year, the Senate Republicans were forced to have registered and defend their reduction plans Taxes for the billionaire friends of Donald Trump. said in a press release following the passage of the budgetary resolution.
“Again and again, the Republicans have sent a clear and coherent message from the Senate floor: as part of their program, billionaires win and American families lose. If the Republicans continue with this reckless plan to help their billionaire friends At the expense of American families, the Democrats will ensure that the American people know the truth on each occasion, “continued the Democratic chief.
In the budgetary plan of the Senate Republicans, the first reconciliation bill includes Trump’s priorities for border security, the energy of fossil fuels and national defense. The second bill, which will be written later in the year, would focus on the extension of Trump’s tax policies of the tax on tax reductions and jobs (TCJA). The cuts begin to expire at the end of 2025.
Thune and Graham advanced with the blessing of the White House. (Getty Images)
By lowering the Senate’s passage threshold with 60 votes to 51 out of 100, reconciliation allows the power in power to bypass its opposition to advance its program – provided that the articles included relate to budgetary and other questions. The House of Representatives already has a simple majority threshold.
The process is crucial for the Republicans, who have a trifecta in Washington, for Trump’s key objectives to reach.
The house has not yet brought its budget to the ground. (Getty Images)
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The president of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., Said that the first budgetary bill of the Senate, as well as his two-stimb approach, would have died on arrival in the lower room. He remained determined to include tax reductions in the bill with border security and other priorities.
The room has managed to move its version in the appropriate committee, but a floor vote has not yet been planned.