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Senate GOP Achieves Key Wins, But Hard Work ‘Still Ahead’ For Lawmakers Hoping To Pass Trump’s Agenda 

Senate Republicans won a major victory in the first 10 weeks of the 119th Congress, but much of Trump’s legislative agenda is still awaiting passage.

The GOP Senators have confirmed 21 cabinet candidates, passed laws to support President Donald Trump’s deportation efforts, supported rollback regulations issued by former President Joe Biden, and quickly moved back to rollback regulations that have fallen into a record of opposition to GOP efforts to protect women’s sports and fetuses. Senate Republicans have touted the “historic first two months” of the conference during the longest continuous session in more than a decade, but many GOP lawmakers have acknowledged that there is far more to do to pass the president’s first year legislative agenda. (Related: Despite Trump’s win, RNC steps into gas in election integrity efforts)

A large portion of Trump’s first year legislative priorities, including permanent expansion Of his 2017 signature tax cuts, it is not expected to pass until the second half of the year as the House and Senate continue to settle details. Will fail to extend tax cuts result Tax increases for most US households in 2026.

Congressional Republicans are at the beginning of the budget settlement process that avoids Senate Democrats’ opposition and allows the Senate to pass presidential spending and tax priorities through a simple majority vote.

GOP lawmakers aim to provide additional funding to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to quickly track the president’s deportation agenda, promote defence spending, and increase oil and gas leases in this year’s budget adjustment package. They are also working to establish a radical tax prioritization for the president, in addition to raising the state and local tax credit limits on the budget bill.

“We are preparing to follow the settlement by putting together our sleeves, reconciliation, securing borders, rebuilding our troops, unraveling our energy, expanding and increasing the tax cuts in 2017.” “All of these are clear missions.”

“If we had to give you a grade, we would probably give you an incomplete grade, as most of our work is before us,” Cruz continued.

WASHINGTON, DC – March 4: Senate Majority Leader John Tune and Majority Whip John Baraso have confirmed 21 Senate Republicans of Trump Cabinet candidates (photo: Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images).

The GOP Senators scored the victory lap at a record-breaking confirmation pace for Trump’s cabinet candidates, surpassing both the Biden administration and the first Trump administration.

The Senate sent several laws to the president’s desk, including a Senate-backed government funding bill to effectively put Senate Republicans on Senate Democrats to effectively push forward Senate votes and avoid partial government shutdowns. Senate Republicans also successfully abolished the Biden Environmental Protection Agency’s natural gas tax. signature to law on Monday.

“The promises, the promises were kept,” Republican Alabama Sen. Katie Britt told DCNF. “Every day we keep cutting down what we promised Americans.”

Republican Ohio Sen. Bernie Moreno told the DCNF that he would give Senators an “historic first two months” A+ when GOP Senators took action on border security and inflation.

Hours after the president’s inauguration on January 20th, GOP Senators passed the Lakeken Riley Act.

Moreno also praised the Senate GOP for taking action to reduce inflation, including removing Biden-era regulations that contributed to higher energy prices through the Congressional Review Act. Inflation slowed to 2.8% in February. According to To the consumer price index, which measures the price of products every day.

“The Democrats are a complete, terrible disaster right now, so we’re kicking their ass,” Moreno added.

Senate Democrats’ approval ratings are nearing a record low, and the government’s fundraising battle has exposed a jarring division between Senate Democrats’ leaders and meetings over whether they could vote for the GOP spending bill or be held responsible for causing the government’s shutdown. GOP Senators are after that Provocation A colleague with popular refrain with “disturbed Democrats.” (Related: Tom Emmer Taunts “Total Lost” House Democrats – “We don’t need their votes”)

38 Senate Democrats, including Minnesota’s Amy Klobuchar and New Jersey’s Corey Booker, voted against Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer on Friday (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images).

Furthermore, the Senate is overwhelmingly I passed A law that will permanently classify fentanyl analogs as Schedule 1 drugs in addition to approving Friday’s GOP expenditure measures.

Reduces the flow of Illegal Drugs When he repeatedly returned to the White House, there was a priority for Trump to the US. Emphasised Fentanyl alone killed “tens of thousands of Americans every year.”

“Stop Fentanyl It helps law enforcement with the resources needed to crack down on traffickers and keep these deadly substances fully off the streets,” wrote Republican West Virginia Sen. Shelley Moore Capit. statement After voting.

But Senate Democrats managed to pass the law to bar trans athletes from participating in women’s sports, sanctioning international criminal court officials and protecting babies born from the first 10 weeks of the session. Almost every Democrat senator has previously voted to abolish the Senate’s procedural rules, demanding that they win solidified votes to win the support of 60 senators, and many have campaigned on the issue.

Former Democrat Arizona Sen. Kirsten Cinema, who is now independent, has torched her former colleague for a flip-flop at the Filibuster in a series of social media posts Saturday and Sunday. write“Hypocrisy is the key,” X posted.

“A party I had literally planned to destroy it a few months ago with joy Filibuster the current Filibuster Senate Majority Leader John Toon spoke on the Senator’s floor on March 10.

As GOP Senators return to Washington from a break Monday, the meeting will consider carrying out the next phase of the budget adjustment process. This passes the same budget resolution as the House of Representatives to unlock future bills that constitute the president’s tax and spending priorities.

Negotiations between both rooms could be a multi-month process, and the settlement bill may not end until summer.

“We can sum up the first 10 weeks of the Republican-led Senate in three words: fast, powerful and effective,” Barrasso said on the Senate’s floor on March 11. “We’re not wasting time.

Andi Shae Napier contributed to this report.

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