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Senate Republicans announced Wednesday that they are muscular with their favourable legislative strategy to jump Donald Trump’s agenda.
That power move by Senate majority leader John Tune sets up a dramatic clash with House Speaker Mike Johnson and perhaps Trump himself when the house returns next week. In the council. And there is a high interest in it. Both rooms are to unleash special powers that allow Trump to pass his agenda without the threat of Senate filibusters, facing important looming deadlines, such as the expiration of Trump’s tax cuts. , we must agree to the same approach. The second half of this year.
“President Trump likes big beautiful bills. Sen. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican and chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, said: “I’m going to have a home that brings it all together. It’s pulling to get two big, beautiful bills, but it has to match President Trump’s tax agenda. Currently, the tax agenda is to make tax cuts permanent, and the House bill is I won’t do that.”
Thune declared Wednesday that she plans to move forward this week with plans to complete one of Trump’s agendas. This is the budget that directs the Senate to pass border security and energy production. This includes many trillions of dollars in passing tax credits, increasing temporary debt limits, and reducing federal programs.
House Republicans say they need to cram everything into a single bill or risk losing important deadlines, like tax reform or spring debt restrictions. But the Senate GOP leader says it should be to immediately give Trump his priorities victory and money.
The internal GOP conflict that has been raging for months is more than just a tactic. This is a sign of anxiety in many Republicans, especially the Senate, and that Trump’s full agenda may not pass through the well-known elatic home. And then Thune and Johnson, the relatively environmentally friendly leadership of Hill GOP, became an early test of how the thin majority of razors work together with his aggressive plans to transform Trump and Washington It’s starting to go.
Senate Republicans argued that their approach was necessary and they needed to act as motivation as they struggle to unite behind a single plan that could earn 218 votes. Johnson and his leadership team are expected to pass their own budget blueprints next week, but they have little room for error and can compete for plans even with one or two absences.
“They feel pressure from us, so it’s going to be ridiculous to come as long as they’re coming and we’re going to stop that momentum right now,” said Sen. Kevin Kramer, from North Dakota. Ta.
“If the House cannot win one bill, I can win 218 votes in the House and 51 votes in the Senate and be signed by the President of the United States,” he told reporters. “Everything else is about tactics on how to get it done.”
But the meeting, including Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley, questioned the wisdom of Trump experiencing a party’s tough vote on the budget blueprint, including Thune’s meeting. It confusing some. T is approved. The Senate will begin voting for the Marathon Series Thursday evening and is expected to continue until Friday morning.
“To be honest, I’m a bit confused by what we’re doing,” Holy said. “That seems a little strange to me. I have no idea what we’re doing.”
Sen. Rand Paul, a Republican Sen. of Kentucky, also said he would not support the plan due to concerns over the country’s debt.
And it was not immediately clear what would happen if both chambers successfully passed their respective budget plans. When asked by CNN what would happen if both the House and Senate passed different budgets, Wisconsin GOP Sen. Ron Johnson said, “We’ll pass it on, and then we’ll start the effort.” I replied.
After Senate Republicans flocked with Vice President JD Vance at the Capitol for more than an hour, the decision came to move on to Thune after the Vice President asked questions from the entire GOP meeting, from the budget to the debt cap. Vance believes that GOP Senators don’t advise them to proceed with their budget plans, according to Senators Room, and that even though he likes the House plan, Trump doesn’t oppose it. I’ve left.
“The president likes the idea of two approaches. This is not a competition, it’s different from the House and Senate. The president still prefers a single bill. Frankly, I too, he is. We know that we need to have a backup plan, and we’re moving forward,” said Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana.
As the Senate moves to advance its plans, the homes are out of Washington this week, but home leaders warn them not to give up the ground when they return. It’s there. Leaders have spent weeks voting and whipping the week and trying to unite the caucus around the plan, but the GOP has expressed skepticism that the House bill would make sufficient cuts There are conservatives. Bill strategy. House leaders tried to gather a meeting between Republican leader Steve Scullies Post and Republican leader Steve Scullies on Wednesday. Passed. ”
Trump himself supported House GOP’s all-abob approach on Wednesday and gained weight for the first time to praise Johnson’s action.
“The House resolution implements my first agenda across the nation, everything, not just some of it!” Trump before calling both rooms to pass the home version. I wrote about a true society.
But GOP Senators warn that their bill is Trump’s insurance.
“We’ve all heard of it (Trump), but we’re not going to mess with our thumbs,” said Sen. Tommy Tuberville, a Republican from Alabama. “We’re going to do something if they fall to see if something is ready.”
CNN’s Ted Barrett, Morgan Rimmer, Manu Raju and Jenna Moninin contributed to this report.
