Home Republican leaders are calling on the Senate to take up the Home-passed finances decision that might tee up President Trump’s bold legislative agenda, saying in a joint assertion Monday that they need to enact the laws “as quickly as possible.”
“The House is determined to send the president one big, beautiful bill that secures our border, keeps taxes low for families and job creators, grows our economy, restores American energy dominance, brings back peace through strength, and makes government more efficient and more accountable to the American people,” the lawmakers, together with chairs of key committees, wrote.
“We took the first step to accomplish that by passing a budget resolution weeks ago, and we look forward to the Senate joining us in this commitment to ensure we enact President Trump’s full agenda as quickly as possible,” they continued. “The American people gave us a mandate and we must act on it. We encourage our Senate colleagues to take up the House budget resolution when they return to Washington.”
The Home and Senate return to Washington on Monday after passing a funding invoice to avert a authorities shutdown after which taking a weeklong recess. Now, the main focus turns to pushing Trump’s agenda on tax cuts, power, and border priorities, which congressional Republicans intention to go via a particular finances reconciliation course of that bypasses the necessity for any Democratic help within the Senate.
The Home handed a finances decision in February that would offer the framework for “one, big beautiful bill” — because the president has referred to as it — for at the least $1.5 trillion in spending cuts over a decade, plus a rise within the debt ceiling together with goal ranges for tax and different priorities.
However the Senate had beforehand adopted its personal framework that would offer a two-track path, advancing a slimmed-down framework that included solely funding for border and protection, setting the 2 chambers up for a conflict over the approaching weeks.
Johnson has beforehand mentioned he hopes to go the Trump legislative agenda by Easter, in late April, or by Memorial Day on the finish of Could — at the same time as Senate Republicans warn the bold timelines are unrealistic.
“This is our opportunity to deliver what will be one of the most consequential pieces of legislation in the history of our nation. Working together, we will get it done,” the assertion from the Home GOP lawmakers mentioned.
