What happens now after the House and Senate approved competing budget resolutions

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Congress is on to the next phase of reconciliation after a roller coaster of a night in the House, setting up for a round of negotiations with the Senate as each chamber believes it has the best approach to implementing President Donald Trump’s agenda.

Despite last-minute wrangling with holdouts, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) narrowly ushered the budget resolution through the lower chamber Tuesday evening, unlocking the ability to direct House committees to draft legislation at certain spending levels. In adopting this measure, Johnson secured a large victory that many Republican senators did not think was likely as they independently moved forward with “Plan B” last week. 

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