Exclusive: A day after the House passed a version of the “big and beautiful” budget bill requested by President Donald Trump, Senate Republican leaders were bullish about the prospects of the deal when lawmakers return from their Passover/Easter break.
“Republicans have a bold agenda, and the more they pass, the faster they can reverse the damage Democrats have done over the past four years,” Senate majority John Barrasso told Fox News Digital.
“The American people need certainty that they won’t face a Democrat’s $4 trillion tax cut,” the lawmaker said.
John Tune, the leader of the Senate majority in South Dakota, is under pressure to make a $1.5 trillion budget cut that he pledged to secure a portion of the votes from Waffle House conservatives. The Senate version of the bill, passed earlier this month, called for only $4 billion in spending cuts. This is a major contradiction with the House version.
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In exchange for votes, Thune and Barrasso must coax together the Senate GOP moderates and members who are concerned that potential Medicaid or that they are not part of a significant slice.
Furthermore, debt caps are expected to hit the market in the summer, and Republicans must take financial considerations into account as well. If you can’t adjust that ceiling, it could become a default.
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However, Thune was equally optimistic about Barrasso pushing the Trump agenda, and said the agenda in the upper room was “packed” overall.
“We’ll see more nominations. The more burdensome Biden regulations to repeal. The tax bill, borders, energy and national security bills — will continue to draft,” he said.
Speaking to Fox News Digital, Thune said the committee leaders are working throughout the holidays under various laws scheduled to ask for votes immediately upon return.
“And of course, the budget season is almost above us, and I continue to commit to considering as many expenditure bills as possible under normal orders,” he said.
Senator John Barrasso, left, John Tune, Centre, Tom Cotton, right, address reporter. (Getty)
A normal order refers to the admission of a bill through the committee process. This states that Thune previously promotes bipartisanship and trust between lawmakers and parties.
Long-term continuous solutions, or practices of governance through CRS, are considered to be inconsistent with the usual order.
Barrasso said Americans need to know that Republicans are keen to invest in domestic energy and border security in their post-Easter return.
“Our goal is to pass this bill and send it to the president’s desk as soon as possible. We’ll work towards it every day until it’s done.”
Fox News Digital contacted Senate minority leader Dn.Y.’s Charles Schumer to comment on the Democrats’ short-term plan, but received no response.
The House bill on Thursday passed along the party line, generally after fiscal conservatives balked mostly financial figures.
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The number of GOP holdouts ultimately ended up being Thomas Massey of Kentucky and Victoria Spartz of Indiana, who voted for Democrats, despite the reason for ideological opposition.
“The first big settlement package here contains a lot of commitments, and one of them is that we are committed to finding at least $1.5 trillion in American savings while preserving our important programs,” said house speaker Mike Johnson.
Elizabeth Elkind from Fox News contributed to this report.
