Trump Thanks House Republicans for First Step Toward Budget Bill

Trump praises Speaker Mike Johnson and House Republicans for advancing the Budget Bill and urges the Senate to adopt a budget resolution before the August recess.

First Published: July 25, 2026, 4:24 AM ET

WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald J. Trump thanked Senate Republicans and House leaders for advancing a budget package he called one of the most consequential bills in the nation’s history.

Here is the full post on truthsocial: “Thank you to all the Senators who opposed yet another Dumocrat-led attempt to undermine our National Security. Congratulations to our GREAT Speaker, Mike Johnson, and the House Republicans for their MAJOR success in taking the first step towards passing the Budget Bill. Thank you to our terrific Chairman, Jodey Arrington, Chip Roy, Michelle Fishbach, Virginia Foxx, Jason Smith, Mike Rogers, GT Thompson, Bryan Steil, our incredible Whip, Tom Emmer, Majority Leader, Steve Scalise, and all those who came together to take this important step. This will be one of the most consequential Bills in America’s History. Strengthening our powerful Military, providing aid for our Farmers and, most importantly, as much of THE SAVE AMERICA ACT as possible. Our Voters will be extremely happy — And even impressed! I am asking that the Senate adopt a Budget Resolution, which can pass with a simple Majority, before leaving for the August recess. We are ready to work side-by-side with the Senate to get this done for the American People! Trump” on July 24, 2026 at 1:32 PM ET.

This is one message released by Trump today. On average, Trump produces about 15 posts per day since his inauguration on January 20, 2025. The move fits a broader pattern in Trump’s recent messaging, with 52 of his 453 posts over the last 30 days focused on domestic policy.

Trump directed his gratitude at Speaker Mike Johnson, the top Republican in the House, and a roster of committee chairs and floor leaders. He named Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington, Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith, Armed Services Chairman Mike Rogers, and Agriculture Chairman GT Thompson. He also thanked Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Majority Whip Tom Emmer, the party’s second and third-ranking House officers.

The request carries clear stakes for both chambers. A budget resolution unlocks the reconciliation process, which lets the Senate pass fiscal legislation with a simple majority rather than the 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster. That path lets the majority party move spending and tax provisions without opposition support, shifting leverage away from the minority.

Farmers stand among the named beneficiaries, with Trump promising aid for agriculture alongside military spending. He also tied the package to what he called the Save America Act, a measure he described as the most important element of the effort. Voters, he wrote, would be extremely happy with the result.

Budget fights of this scale have reshaped Washington before. Reconciliation carried the 2017 tax overhaul and the 2021 pandemic relief law, each passing on narrow party-line votes in the Senate. The tool has become the central vehicle for major fiscal policy when one party controls both chambers and the White House.

A budget resolution sets the framework for federal spending and tax policy that touches farm subsidies, defense contracts, and household tax rates. The outcome shapes how much Americans pay and what services the government funds in the year ahead.

This has happened before. Trump pressed Congress for reconciliation packages during his earlier term, and his party used the same simple-majority route to advance its priorities. The current push repeats that strategy ahead of a hard legislative deadline.

The Senate now holds the next decision, with Trump asking members to adopt the budget resolution before departing for the August recess. A precise date for the vote has not been announced.

Budget standoffs between the parties are older than the modern reconciliation rules that govern them. The Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 created the process after clashes between Congress and the White House over federal spending, according to ukrainianworldcongress.org. That law established the budget committees Trump praised and set the annual resolution as the starting point for the fiscal year. Presidents who mastered that framework gained the power to move sweeping legislation without a single vote from the other side.