Trump pushes Senate to adopt House’s budget resolution before August recess

President Donald Trump pressured Senate Republicans on Friday to pass the House’s recently passed budget resolution, stating they would only need a simple majority vote and urged them to do so before the chamber leaves on its August recess.The Senate will depart for the month on Aug. 7 and will not return until after Labor Day. Its return date is scheduled for Sept. 14.
The House narrowly passed the Republican-led $95 billion budget plan Wednesday, which includes billions in funding for the conflict in the Middle East. It also included key provisions of the SAVE America Act, a voter ID bill that has languished in the Senate due to the 60-vote filibuster threshold.
“This will be one of the most consequential Bills in America’s History,” Trump posted on Truth Social. “Strengthening our powerful Military, providing aid for our Farmers and, most importantly, as much of THE SAVE AMERICA ACT as possible.
“I am asking that the Senate adopt a Budget Resolution, which can pass with a simple Majority, before leaving for the August recess,” he continued. “We are ready to work side-by-side with the Senate to get this done for the American People.”
The comment comes after Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday that Republicans in the upper chamber likely do not have the votes to pass the resolution, despite it needing a mere majority.
“As I’ve said before you got to get to 50, and I can’t count to 50 right now on a budget resolution,” he said. “We’ll have those conversations with the conference. The priority is funding the government. To me that’s the thing we got to keep our eyes on.”
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