The Senate Budget Committee released a blueprint to unlock President Donald Trump’s agenda on Wednesday that sidesteps the biggest question facing congressional Republicans: how to pay for it.
The blueprint, to receive a Senate vote later this week, largely aligns the party on strategy. It sweeps Trump’s priorities on tax reform, the border, and energy into “one, big beautiful bill,” as the House had requested.
HOUSE REPUBLICANS SCOFF AT SENATE FOR ‘UNSERIOUS’ SPENDING CUT TARGET
Two months earlier, Senate Republicans approved a budget blueprint that excluded the tax portion but reversed course after House Republicans managed to stay united on an all-encompassing framework.
The Senate resolution also links Trump’s agenda to a hike in the federal debt ceiling, a key demand of the House Freedom Caucus.
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