Senate Advances Budget Resolution to Implement Trump’s Agenda

The 52–48 vote is the first step in moving forward with the tax cuts, new funding, and other provisions included in the budget resolution.

Senate Majority Leader Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., center, accompanied by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., left, speaks to reporters after a Senate policy luncheon, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. AP Photo/Ben Curtis

The U.S. Senate on April 3 voted to move forward on a budget resolution to implement President Donald Trump’s agenda.

In a 52–48 vote, senators approved a motion to proceed on the budget resolution, unveiled by Senate Budget Committee chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on April 2.