Senate Republicans scored a win over their House counterparts in the early morning hours of Friday, officially passing their
preferred budget resolution to tackle some of President Trump's priorities, such as securing the southern border. After hours of back-to-back voting on Democratic amendments, the bill to fund border security, energy and defense finally got its vote on the chamber floor.
"[T]his particular budget resolution… addresses the president’s priority, top priority, which is securing the border and implementing and putting in place his immigration policies, rebuilding our military, and creating energy dominance for this country," Senate Majority Leader
John Thune, R-S.D., told reporters on Wednesday, previewing the eventual vote. The leader and Republicans in the upper chamber started to move forward with the all-important budget reconciliation process earlier this month, pushing their preferred plan through a key committee and clearing a procedural hurdle.