WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate Budget Committee reported out a budget resolution on Feb. 12 that would begin the process of passing President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda.
The vote tally was 11-10.
The committee’s chairman, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), convened the two-day meeting, which will conclude on Feb. 13. The markup process involves debating the text of the resolution, considering amendments, and holding a series of votes to prepare the bill for its transmission to the floor.
The Senate has begun a process that’s parallel to one in the House, with which there remain deep disagreements. The Senate Republican Conference intends to introduce two reconciliation bills, even as House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has called for one. The Senate and House must pass exactly the same version of any budget reconciliation bill for it to be enacted….