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Senate Republicans hold budget reconciliation bill as backup plan

Updated 2026-07-21 20:10 UTC 1 source Neutral

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) announced that Senate Republicans will ‘hold’ any budget reconciliation framework passed by the House to use as a potential back-up plan to avoid a government shutdown at the end of September.

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Thune: Senate GOP will ‘hold’ budget reconciliation bill as backup plan to avoid shutdown

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) announced on Tuesday that Senate Republicans will “hold” any budget reconciliation framework passed by the House to use as a potential back-up plan to avoid a government shutdown at the end of September. Thune told reporters that Senate Republicans will not

2026-07-21 19:46 UTC