Sen. Lindsey Graham (R.C.) said Monday that the border security bill should be “the Senate Budget Committee's top priority.” Post on social platform X.
In his post, Graham referenced President-elect Trump's choice to be his deputy chief of staff for policy, saying, “Stephen Miller's recommendation that the Senate and House should first pass a border security bill through the budget reconciliation process. His words were spot on.”
“While I support spending limits and tax cuts, my top priority, and my top priority on the Senate Budget Committee, is to secure our broken borders,” the incoming Budget Committee chairman added. “This bill is transformative, it will be paid for, and it will be the first to be implemented.”
Graham's post on Monday was comment Miller said this in an appearance on Fox News the day before. In his appearance, Miller urged Republicans in Congress to pass a border funding package that includes a “historic” increase in Border Patrol agents, funding for military operations, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) needs. .
Miller said Sunday that immigration control and border security have been discussed by some Republicans “for decades.”
“But in the case of Donald Trump, this is what's going to happen. It's going to be the most important and significant domestic policy achievement in half a century,” he said.
The day after the 2024 election last month, Mr. Graham said of Republicans' chances of retaining their seats: “Mr. House, we're going to get started in earnest on budget reconciliation. It is a means.”
Under the Senate's special budget reconciliation rules, the parties that control both chambers can pass legislation with a simple majority of senators, rather than the usual 60 votes needed to pass controversial legislation. can.
