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Senate GOP isn't sold on Mike Johnson's budget blueprint

Thune said he had not agreed to Johnson’s timeline and raised concerns about securing votes for the package.

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Senate Republicans are raising doubts about Speaker Mike Johnson’s plan for a party-line spending package, including its timeline and funding levels. Their concerns could require changes to the House blueprint and complicate efforts to secure Senate votes.

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John Thune
R · SD · SEN

Senate Majority Leader questioning the timeline and prospects for the House budget plan

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Mike Johnson
R · LA-4

Speaker of the House whose budget blueprint and proposed timeline are facing Senate Republican resistance

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Rick Scott
R · FL · SEN

Senator who said a reconciliation package should be paid for

Susan M. Collins
R · ME · SEN

Senate Appropriations Committee chair who expressed a preference for the regular appropriations process

John Barrasso
R · WY · SEN

Senate Republican leader who said Johnson would need to help build support for a resolution

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President referenced in connection with the duration of an earlier immigration enforcement package

Lisa Murkowski
R · AK · SEN

Senator cited for her vote against an earlier reconciliation bill

Bill Cassidy
R · LA · SEN

Senator who called for the next reconciliation package to be fully paid for

Ron Johnson
R · WI · SEN

Incoming Senate Budget Committee chair whose concerns include offsets for spending

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John Thune Questions Mike Johnson’s Timeline for Senate Budget Package

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