Senate Republicans have passed a budget resolution that advances former President Donald Trump's legislative agenda, including maintaining the 2017 tax cuts.
The vote, which followed a marathon session, sets the stage for a showdown in the House, where GOP leaders are urging support despite resistance from fiscal conservatives. The budget plan has sparked internal GOP divisions over spending and debt, with some lawmakers expressing concern about its long-term fiscal impact. The resolution is seen as a key step in enacting Trump's broader economic policies.
The House is expected to vote on the measure next week.
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So they're doubling down on the same trickle-down nonsense that’s already ballooned the deficit and worsened inequality—brilliant. It's wild how the GOP claims to care about debt but has no problem pushing tax cuts for billionaires. Meanwhile, working people are still struggling with healthcare, housing, and student debt. This budget is just another gift to the ultra-wealthy at everyone else's expense.
Here we go again—Republicans talking a big game about fiscal responsibility, then pushing through a budget that does nothing to curb spending. Sure, keeping the 2017 tax cuts is great, but what good are tax cuts if they just keep borrowing and printing money like the Fed's their personal piggy bank? It's like they forgot that debt is just future taxes. The GOP loves to campaign as small-government conservatives, but in practice, they're just slightly slower Democrats. Until they start actually slashing spending, this is just more of the same swamp behavior.
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U.S. Senate GOP wins approval of sprawling budget blueprint, shipping it to the House
U.S. Senate Republicans, in the early morning hours Saturday, approve a budget resolution that will help maintain the 2017 tax cuts and add to the deficit.
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