House Republicans pass budget resolution, moving Trump agenda one step closer to enactment
The budget included $5 trillion in new spending including money for President Donald Trump's border security initiatives, and it extended the president's 2017 tax cuts.
The House of Representatives on Tuesday night passed its sweeping budget resolution, moving President Donald Trump’s agenda to the threshold of being enacted.
But the process was not without drama as House leadership temporarily pulled the bill from the floor, fearing they did not have enough votes.
The spending bill passed in a 217-215 vote after several Republican holdouts flipped. Republicans could only afford to lose two votes because of its slim majority and Democratic turnout, according to Politico.
The vote came through after House Republican leadership appeared to pull the budget resolution from the night's agenda after the leaders appeared to fail to flip the necessary GOP holdouts, but later rescheduled the vote to take place after all.
The holdouts included Reps. Tim Burchett of Tennessee, Warren Davidson of Ohio, Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Victoria Spartz of Indiana, but Burchett, Davidson, and Spartz flipped in the final vote, according to The Hill. Massie voted no.
The budget includes $5 trillion in new spending including money for President Donald Trump's border security initiatives, and it extended the president's 2017 tax cuts.
Negotiators from the Senate and House will now meet to try to draft a compromise bill that meets President Donald Trump's approval and can pass Congress. The Senate has already passed its bill.
Congress has until March 14 to get a final bill to Trump's desk before the federal government runs out of money to remain fully operational.
Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.