Senate Passes Budget Resolution Amendment

Sets the Stage to Rebuild Military, Secure the Border, and Prevent $4 Trillion Tax Hike

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The United States Senate passed its amendment to the budget resolution from the House of Representatives by a vote of 51 to 48.

The amended resolution is a step toward making President Trump's 2017 tax cuts permanent, strengthening national defense, enhancing border and energy security, and reducing spending. The budget resolution will now head back to the House of Representatives for passage. Both chambers must pass identical budget resolutions before they can craft and advance legislation through the reconciliation process.

U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement after voting in favor of the resolution:

"This resolution's passage is a prime example of Senate Republicans working together to achieve President Trump's agenda and deliver on the promises we made to the American people. Our budget resolution will help us make generational investments to bolster national defense and border security, unleash American energy dominance, cut waste and unnecessary spending, and prevent the largest tax hike in American history. Democrats talk a big game and offer hundreds of unserious amendments, with nothing to show for it other than delaying this process by a few hours. With the passage of this resolution, we are one step closer to creating opportunity and bringing certainty to North Dakota families, businesses, and markets."

The resolution authorizes $1.5 trillion in additional tax cuts. It adds Senate committee instructions and preserves those from House committees, creates savings floors to maximize the ability of Congress to cut wasteful spending, provides a debt limit extension into 2027, and sets top-line spending levels.