REPORT: Senate delivers on Trump’s agenda after all-night voting session to pass budget bill

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From Fox News: Senate Republicans scored a win over their House counterparts in the early morning hours of Friday, officially passing their preferred budget resolution to tackle some of President Trump’s priorities, such as securing the southern border.

After hours of back-to-back voting on Democratic amendments, the bill to fund border security, energy and defense finally got its vote on the chamber floor.

The measure passed by a vote of 52-48, and Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., was the only Republican to oppose. All Senate Democrats voted against it as well.

The Senate voted on various amendments and points of order for nearly 10 hours, considering dozens of them on the floor. Ultimately, two Republican-led amendments were adopted.

The Budget Resolution was finally approved at 4:45 a.m. Friday morning.

The New York Post explained:

But there won’t be any money flowing just yet, as the process has several steps ahead.

The budget resolution is simply a framework that sends instructions to the various Senate committees — Homeland Security, Armed Services, Judiciary — to hammer out the details. Everything will eventually be assembled in another package, with another vote-a-rama down the road.

Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC) declared Thursday night, “We’re already hearing a lot of fake news about what the Senate budget does or doesn’t do. The truth is that this is a targeted effort to secure the border, provide for our national defense, and achieve energy dominance. Democrats have offered dozens of amendments to derail the agenda that @POTUS was elected on. It won’t work.”

Sen Rand Paul (R-Ky.) reminded the Senate, “Which comes first? Ukraine or America You can’t do both! WE DON’T HAVE THE MONEY!”

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) announced, “I voted yes on the Senate budget to make sure President Trump has the funding he needs to finish the wall, support law enforcement, and detain and deport criminals. Now, we can get to work on delivering the President’s economic mandate to lower taxes, rein in spending, and get the American economy booming again.”

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) wrote:

This budget resolution is a complete game changer when it comes to securing our border and making our military more lethal. It will allow President Trump to fulfill the promises he made to the American people — a very big deal.

As Senate Budget Committee Chairman, I’m incredibly pleased by the discipline shown by my Senate Republican colleagues to ensure that the most transformational border security bill in history can soon become a reality.

This budget resolution allows the Judiciary and Homeland Security Committees to spend up to $175 billion in total to implement President Trump’s border security agenda. It instructs the Armed Services Committee to spend up to $150 billion to make our military more lethal. It also allocates up to $20 billion to be spent to modernize the Coast Guard.

It does not direct how money will be spent — it only sets a number. This budget resolution directs other Senate committees to find spending cuts to fully pay for the much-needed funding for border security and the U.S. military.

I hope the House can pass one big bill that meets President Trump’s priorities. But this approach provides money that we needed yesterday to continue the momentum on securing our border, enforcing our immigration laws, and rebuilding our military. Time is of the essence.

 

Democrats reportedly tried every trick in the book to delay and derail the Republicans. The New York Post reported:

With little power in the minority to stop the onslaught, Democrats instead used the all-night debate to force GOP senators into potentially embarrassing votes — including the first one, on blocking tax breaks to billionaires. It was turned back, on procedural grounds. So were many others.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer touted, “Democrats are putting up AMENDMENT AFTER AMENDMENT to fight back against the Senate Republican budget resolution. Because the Republicans, Donald Trump, and Elon Musk are trying to give huge tax breaks to their billionaire buddies paid for by YOU.”

Democrat Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) had a meltdown, claiming all the money is going to billionaires and corporations.

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