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Trump Urged Thune to Adopt $95B Budget, Reconciliation Blocked

7/25/2026

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President Donald Trump urged Senate Majority Leader John Thune, who lacks the 50 votes needed, to adopt the House budget resolution before the August recess.
The $95 billion resolution allocates $73 billion to the Pentagon and intelligence, $12 billion to farmers and $10 billion to election reforms.
Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled the $95 billion resolution cannot pass through reconciliation, leaving Republicans split on offsetting the cost.

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President Donald Trump urged Senate Majority Leader John Thune, who lacks the 50 votes needed, to adopt the House budget resolution before the August recess.
The $95 billion resolution allocates $73 billion to the Pentagon and intelligence, $12 billion to farmers and $10 billion to election reforms.
Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled the $95 billion resolution cannot pass through reconciliation, leaving Republicans split on offsetting the cost.