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Senate Passes Budget Resolution Advancing Trump’s Tax Cuts and Border Funding

The resolution, approved in a 51-48 vote, sets the stage for reconciliation but highlights divisions between House and Senate Republicans on spending cuts and fiscal strategy.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., joined by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., the GOP whip, left, talks to reporters ahead of announcements by President Donald Trump on tariffs, at the Capitol, in Washington, Tuesday, April 1, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
US Senator Susan Collins speaking during a US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing on March 5, 2025 (left) and Senator Rand Paul questioning Lori Chavez-DeRemer, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Labor Department, during her confirmation hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on February 19, 2025 in Washington, DC (right).
President Donald Trump walks to board Marine One after speaking with reporters on the South Lawn of the White House, April 3, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
A bird flies near the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 25, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo

Overview

  • The Senate passed a budget resolution early Saturday morning, advancing President Trump’s legislative priorities, including permanent extensions of the 2017 tax cuts, $175 billion for border security, and $150 billion for defense spending.
  • The resolution unlocks the reconciliation process, allowing Republicans to bypass a Democratic filibuster and pass legislation with a simple majority vote.
  • Key differences remain between the House and Senate plans, with the House proposing $2 trillion in spending cuts compared to the Senate’s $4 billion, leading to tensions within the GOP.
  • Concerns about fiscal responsibility and Medicaid cuts have sparked opposition from some Republicans, including Senators Susan Collins and Rand Paul, who voted against the resolution.
  • The House is expected to take up the Senate resolution next week, but internal GOP disagreements over deficit impacts and spending priorities could delay progress.