House and Senate Republicans Rally Behind Two-Step Legislative Strategy to Deliver Trump’s Agenda

A growing coalition of House and Senate Republicans has united around a two-step legislative strategy aimed at advancing President-elect Donald Trump’s border security and tax policy agenda in the new Congress. In a letter to incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), a group of 29 GOP lawmakers outlined a two-step reconciliation process aimed at delivering swift passage of border security and tax policy to accomplish Trump’s campaign promises. Signed by high-profile Republicans including Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), and Rick Scott (R-Fla.); and Reps. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) and Chip Roy (R-Texas), the letter reflects a broader coalition than earlier efforts by members of the House Freedom Caucus to push a two-track reconciliation process for advancing Trump’s agenda in the upcoming 119th Congress....