{"id":2400356,"date":"2025-02-07T14:28:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T19:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/graham-plows-ahead-on-budget-blueprint-over-mike-johnson-objections-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-07T14:30:48","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T19:30:48","slug":"graham-plows-ahead-on-budget-blueprint-over-mike-johnson-objections-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/graham-plows-ahead-on-budget-blueprint-over-mike-johnson-objections-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Graham plows ahead on budget blueprint over Mike Johnson objections &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgraham-plows-ahead-on-budget-blueprint-over-mike-johnson-objections-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2400356&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses a budget resolution led by Senator\u200d Lindsey Graham (R-SC) that \u2064focuses \u2062on defense and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-abbott-texas-border-counties-have-to-pick-up-slack-at-the-border\/\" title=\"Gov. Abbott: Texas ... counties have to pick up slack at the ...\">border security funding<\/a>, despite objections from House speaker Mike Johnson \u2064(R-LA). Graham&#8217;s plan aims to \u2062allocate hundreds of billions for these areas through a budget reconciliation process, which allows Senate passage with \u2064a simple majority, bypassing potential filibusters. While the house has been working on a single bill that includes\u2062 tax reform,they \u2062face challenges in negotiations over spending cuts,particularly with the \u200dFreedom\u2062 Caucus seeking significant offsets.<\/p>\n<p>Graham believes that\u2064 delaying\u2063 tax\u200b reform for \u2063a \u2063more streamlined approach is essential to advance President Trump&#8217;s agenda within the first 100 days. The\u2063 Senate Budget Committee will soon meet to move \u2062forward \u200dwith Graham\u2019s proposal, which includes significant\u2062 funding for immigration enforcement and\u2064 defense\u2062 initiatives\u2064 such\u2064 as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supply-chain-disruption-design-delays-cost-overruns-cloud-us-nuclear-triad-upgrades-pentagon-officials\/\" title=\"Supply Chain Disruption, Design Delays, Cost Overruns Cloud US \u2018Nuclear Triad\u2019 Upgrades: Pentagon Officials\">nuclear deterrent capabilities<\/a>. Johnson&#8217;s vision of a more\u2064 unified legislative approach could struggle against Graham&#8217;s more self-reliant strategy. this situation highlights the tension between \u2062the two chambers of Congress and differing priorities within the \u200dRepublican leadership as they navigate budgetary issues.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Graham plows ahead on budget blueprint over Mike Johnson objections<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1983095\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lindsey-graham\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Lindsey Graham<\/a> (R-SC) is ignoring the pleas of Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA) to let the House take the lead on passing President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> agenda.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The Senate Budget Committee, chaired by Graham, released the text of a budget resolution Friday that would provide hundreds of billions in money for defense and border security.<\/p>\n<p>The resolution is the first step to passing two major bills through budget reconciliation, a legislative process that bypasses the filibuster so legislation only requires a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blackburn-introduces-amendments-to-counter-china-and-iran\/\" title=\"Blackburn Introduces Amendments to Counter China and Iran\">simple majority vote<\/a> in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>The House has a separate plan to pass just one such bill, wrapping in tax reform, but House leaders struggled to reach a deal on spending cuts this week, the first setback in Johnson&rsquo;s aggressive timetable.<\/p>\n<p>That delay could be temporary &ndash; the Freedom Caucus has been negotiating up to $2.5 trillion in offsets, and those talks are close to concluding. But Graham views a mega-bill that includes tax reform as too cumbersome to pass in Trump&rsquo;s first 100 days and has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3312019\/lindsey-graham-advance-budget-separating-border-defense-tax\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">decided to proceed anyway<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Budget Committee will meet on Wednesday and Thursday to advance the blueprint, Graham announced. From there, the relevant committees will get to work on crafting the actual reconciliation bill, with a projected total of $342 billion to be spent on defense and border security over the next four years.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">budget resolution instructs committees<\/a> to offset that same amount with spending reductions elsewhere. It will also include energy reforms, specifically by undoing a Biden-era methane emissions fee and opening up energy leasing. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;To those who voted for and support real border security and a stronger defense in a troubled world, help is on the way,&rdquo; Graham said in a statement. &ldquo;This budget resolution jumpstarts a process that will give President Trump&rsquo;s team the money they need to secure the border and deport criminals, and make America strong and more energy independent.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), the GOP majority whip, declined to say how quickly the Senate might pass its reconciliation bill, telling reporters on Thursday night that he first wants to consult with Trump on the path forward.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Republicans will be heading to Mar-a-Lago for a Friday night dinner where reconciliation will be discussed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But Graham previously indicated to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> he expects the process to take weeks, not months.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A Budget Committee summary of the legislation details money for the border wall, additional detention beds, and the hiring of new Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.<\/p>\n<p>Defense funding would be directed toward nuclear deterrence and an &ldquo;integrated air and missile defense&rdquo; system, among other priorities.<\/p>\n<p>Graham&rsquo;s decision to move ahead defies the will of Johnson, who has stressed to Graham directly that the House should act first. Trump, for his part, marginally prefers the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/freedom-caucus-details-spending-cuts-in-push-for-rapid-adoption-of-trump-agenda-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Freedom Caucus details spending cuts in push for \u2018rapid adoption\u2019 of ... ... - Washington Examiner\">single-bill approach<\/a> but is open to punting tax reform until later in the year.<\/p>\n<p>Given his one-seat majority, Johnson views a single bill as the most realistic path. He has set an ambitious goal of sending the legislation to Trump&rsquo;s desk by Memorial Day.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If we put this on a short timetable and we move it as quickly and aggressively as we are planning to do, we can accomplish the entire agenda in one big, beautiful bill, and that&rsquo;s what I think is the best prospect,&rdquo; Johnson said Friday morning, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mychaelschnell\/status\/1887896430444183964\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">according to<\/a> the <em>Hill<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>He told reporters that he&rsquo;s been playing &ldquo;phone tag&rdquo; with Graham over the last 36 hours.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The House had initially planned on marking up its budget resolution this week, but the Freedom Caucus wanted upfront commitments on how its provisions would be offset.<\/p>\n<p>House leadership does not expect their blueprint to be released before the weekend.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1983095\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1983095\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Graham advances budget plan despite Johnson&#8217;s objections<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2651,"featured_media":2400357,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lindsey-graham-budget-1024x591.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[50021,3803,34218,5894,32076],"class_list":["post-2400356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-budget-blueprint","tag-graham","tag-mike-johnson","tag-politics","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lindsey-graham-budget-1024x591.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2651"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2400356"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400356\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2400360,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400356\/revisions\/2400360"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2400357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2400356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2400356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2400356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}