The Senate laid the groundwork for a vote-a-rama this weekend. (Reuters)
The Thursday motion kicks off roughly a day's worth of debate, before a "vote-a-rama" begins. The marathon amendment votes are expected to take place at some point on Friday afternoon or evening after debate concludes.
During a vote-a-rama, senators ae able to introduce an unlimited number of amendments, and many are expected to get floor votes.
Republicans in DC see reconciliation as the best tool to accomplish Trump priorities. (Fox News Digital/Trump-Vance Transition Team)
Early on, Republicans in the House and Senate were split on how to organize the key resolution. House Republican leaders largely preferred doing one reconciliation bill that addressed both the border and tax cuts, while Senate Republicans wanted to separate the issues into two bills.
Republicans in the lower chamber made it clear they would only accept one reconciliation bill that included border funding and tax cut extensions, as they have less room for dissent in their slim majority.
SCOOP: LINDSEY GRAHAM AMENDMENT SIGNALS GOP BUDGET BREAKTHROUGH, SETS STAGE FOR TRUMP AGENDA
Trump has pushed Congress to pass his budget plan. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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Each chamber passed their preferred resolution, but Trump's support for one bill on multiple occasions put the House's strategy over the top. Senate Republicans themselves even described their resolution as a backup plan to the House's.
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