Senate advances border budget despite lone GOP holdout
The Senate passed the budget resolution for Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham after an overnight voting session early Friday. The bill passed Senate 52-48 with a vote close to the party. Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul was the only GOP Senator to join all 47 Democrats in voting against the bill, citing financial concerns […]
Senate border budget triumphs after all-night session while Trump-backed House bill lags
Senate Republicans earned a victory over their home counterparts early Friday morning hours and officially passed them. Priority budget resolution He will tackle some of President Trump's priorities, including securing a southern border. After hours of consecutive votes on the democratic amendment, the bill funding border security, energy and defense ultimately voted for the Chamber […]
Senate Republicans approve budget framework despite Democrats objections in late-night vote
Republican senators push for a $340 billion budget framework to pass early Friday, releasing the money they need for massive deportation and border security that surpass their agenda. With a step forward, I followed overnight sessions and democratic opposition. The hour-long “llama” was horrifying, but caught up in a crucial part of the budget process, […]
Senate adopts budget resolution after marathon overnight vote-a-rama
The Senate on Friday adopted a budget resolution aimed at serving as a blueprint to provide the first part of President Trump's agenda. The senator voted 52-48 along the party line on resolutions after an overnight voting session for the marathon. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY.) voted against the measure. The so-called vote lasted about 10 […]
Dem Tammy Baldwin to force votes on Medicaid as it becomes sore point in budget fight
First on FOX: Democrats have Medicaid Senate Republicans during Thursday evening's “Votes – Llamas” as potential cuts on the program, especially for Republicans who rely on it. I plan to post it on the record. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, who just won reelection in a state that shook the wave of President Donald Trump, has introduced […]
Hispanic House Republicans send warning shot on budget resolution
A group of eight House Republicans at Congress' Hispanic Conference outlined drastic cuts as part of a cleanup, as part of increasing the complexity of the matter as part of advancing President Trump's legislative agenda. , sent a warning shot to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) in the lawmaker's budget resolution. Supporting the Slim GOP majority, […]
Senior Pentagon official acknowledges budget cuts under consideration
Senior Pentagon officials on Wednesday confirmed that the agency is considering a major budget cut of 8% each year over the next five years. In a statement, Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Sales is expected to cuts to pay for other Trump administration defense priorities, including the “Iron and Moon for America” missile defense system and […]
Trump backs House budget plan that could cut Medicaid
Click on more news from the hill {beacon} health care health care Big story Trump supports a House budget plan that can cut Medicaid President Trump expressed his support on Wednesday for the House Budget Strategy to pass a single bill that combines all of his priorities. Medicaida service that provides health care to […]
House to vote on budget resolution next week, Scalise says
The House plans to vote for a budget resolution next week, and roll the ball into an effort to pass President Trump's legislative agenda. The news is Trump's post on True Society, supporting the House GOP's one-building blueprint for the Senate's two-track framework, and on which strategies should be used to promote the president's domestic […]
Trump gives House budget his blessing despite Senate’s lead in race for reconciliation
President Donald Trump again approved the House settlement bill on Wednesday after the Senate advanced its own budget resolution Tuesday night. The Senate pushed up the blueprint for the 2 Bill budget and raised a potential vote later this week. Meanwhile, the House is in a position to vote for the settlement bill when members […]