Senate border budget triumphs after all-night session while Trump-backed House bill lags
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Senate Republicans passed their preferred two-part budget on Friday after a marathon voting session, doing so before the House could vote on their opposing version.
"[T]his particular budget resolution… addresses the president’s priority, top priority, which is securing the border and implementing and putting in place his immigration policies, rebuilding our military, and creating energy dominance for this country," Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., told reporters on Wednesday, previewing the eventual vote. Julia Johnson is a politics writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business, leading coverage of the U.S. Senate. She was previously a politics reporter at the Washington Examiner.
The leader and Republicans in the upper chamber started to move forward with the all-important budget reconciliation process earlier this month, pushing their preferred plan through a key committee and clearing a procedural hurdle. Follow Julia's reporting on X at @JuliaaJohnson_ and send tips to Julia.Johnson@fox.com.
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