Senate Passes Budget Resolution as ‘Plan B’ in Case of House Failure

The budget resolution has been rejected by Trump, but is described by a senator as ‘plan B’ in case the House cannot pass its own plan.

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Feb. 19, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate in the early hours of Feb. 21 passed a budget resolution that forms the template of a plan to fund President Donald Trump’s policy initiatives, even as the president himself has rejected that plan.

Implementing Trump’s campaign promises—such as the removal of illegal immigrants from the United States, constructing a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico, and extending tax deductions made by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017—requires Congress to pass legislation.