AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Senate Republicans fall short on votes for Trump's budget resolution as August recess looms
Senate Majority Leader John Thune admitted Wednesday that Republicans cannot muster the 50 votes needed to advance President Trump's budget resolution, a concession that stalls the GOP agenda just days before a five-week recess. Thune's blunt assessment landed hours after Trump took to Truth Social to demand action, calling on the Senate to adopt the […] The post Senate Republicans fall short on votes for Trump's budget resolution as August recess looms appeared first on American Almanac .
Senate Majority Leader John Thune admitted Wednesday that Republicans cannot muster the 50 votes needed to advance President Trump's budget resolution, a concession that stalls the GOP agenda just days before a five-week recess. Thune's blunt assessment landed hours after Trump took to Truth Social to demand action, calling on the Senate to adopt the House-approved budget framework before lawmakers leave Washington. The South Dakota Republican did not sugarcoat the math. "Right now, we don't have 50," Thune told reporters . The budget resolution would unlock the reconciliation process, letting Republicans push an emergency spending package through the chamber on a simple majority vote, bypassing the 60-vote filibuster threshold that has…Open