Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) said Thursday he was “interested” in President Donald Trump’s renewed push for a $350 billion military funding bill using only Republican votes but stopped short of committing to its passage before Democrats take control of Congress in January.

The legislation would mark the third so-called reconciliation bill of Trump’s second term that skirts the 60-vote filibuster, but Republicans face internal disagreements over its size and scope as the administration lobbies for the supplemental Pentagon spending.

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