Trump Endorses House Budget Plan Over Senate Version

The lower chamber’s ‘budget reconciliation’ resolution is in a single bill, whereas the Senate offers a two-bill package and more defense and border spending.

President Donald Trump speaks to the crowd alongside Vice President JD Vance (L); House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) (3rd R); Johnson's wife, Kelly Johnson (2nd R); and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) in Emancipation Hall after Trump's inauguration, at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2025. Graeme Jennings-Pool/Getty Images

WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump announced on Feb. 19 that he supports the House of Representatives’ budget blueprint that would fund several of his policy initiatives, instead of a two-bill plan proffered by the Senate.

Ordinarily, to pass any legislation, at least 60 senators must vote to invoke “cloture” on a bill to limit debate and advance the bill to final passage. Without cloture, debate can continue indefinitely, and senators may “filibuster” to prevent the bill from being passed.