After months of delays, the Senate is finally on track to adopt its latest budget resolution.
Senators are set to begin voting on amendments to the budget, which will serve as the blueprint for reconciliation, later Friday night into Saturday morning, as long as Republicans decline to use much — if any — of their allotted debate time. (Up to 50 hours of debate is split up between the parties, with the clock starting Thursday night.)
It’s critical movement after the House rejected the Senate’s first attempt at a budget resolution earlier this year. The House has adopted its own resolution as well, but its steep spending cuts and varying provisions caused holdups with a number of Republican senators.