Senate Budget Reconciliation Stalls on Votes

Senate Majority Leader John Thune announced insufficient votes to advance a $95 billion House budget resolution for reconciliation. President Trump pressured Thune to move the framework before August recess amid disputes over war funding and the SAVE Act.

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Thune: ‘I can’t count to 50’ GOP votes on reconciliation 3.0 framework

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said Thursday the votes aren’t there in the Senate to advance a House-passed budget resolution that would pave the way for a $95 billion reconciliation bill to fund the war in Iran, farm aid and election-related reforms. “As I’ve said before you got to get to 50, and I...

Thune says Senate lacks votes for $95 billion budget resolution

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they want to use reconciliation to pass the SAVE act? that sounds...unconscienable. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said Thursday the votes aren’t there in the Senate to advance a House-passed budget resolution that would pave the way for a $95 billion reconciliation bi…

Trump presses Thune to move reconciliation framework before August recess as tensions mount

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President Trump on Friday pressured Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) to immediately take up a House-passed budget resolution to advance critical funding for the Iran war despite Thune’s statement on Thursday that the measure doesn’t have 50 votes to pass the Senate. Trump turned the screws on the Senate GOP leader to act on...