Senate to vote on budget resolution this week, speeding ahead of House
Source: CBS News
February 18, 2025 / 2:42 PM EST
Washington — Senate Majority Leader John Thune announced Tuesday that the Senate will move forward with a vote on a budget proposal to begin enacting President Trump's agenda this week, moving ahead of Republicans in the House who are pursuing a competing plan.
"It's time to act on the decisive mandate the American people gave to President Trump in November," Thune said in a post on X Tuesday afternoon, adding that "[s]ecuring the border, rebuilding our defense, and unleashing American energy" will begin "this week."
The Senate's budget resolution is the first of two the chamber intends to pursue under the reconciliation process. The first is focused on border security, defense and energy, while the second will address the extension of the 2017 tax cuts.
The House is also moving forward with its own budget resolution, which would address the border security, defense, energy and tax priorities in a single bill. That could see a vote on the House floor as soon as next week.
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