As we’ve been reporting, negotiations have been ongoing over a joint budget measure, but on Thursday morning, the House of Representatives finally held a vote and passed a major resolution that will change a number of spending priorities.

🚨🚨 THE HOUSE has passed the joint budget resolution.

216-214

Win for @SpeakerJohnson and Trump.

Now they need to craft a reconciliation package with 1.5T in cuts.

— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) April 10, 2025

There had been plenty of back-and-forth:

The legislation passed mostly along party lines on Thursday morning after a long night of negotiations between House GOP leaders and fiscal hawks who were critical of its spending cut levels.

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Now Senate Republicans must negotiate with their House counterparts for a final version of the bill, but the GOP majority leaders in each chamber appeared to like their chances as they spoke in advance of the vote:

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., held a press conference on Thursday morning in a bid to allay conservatives' concerns.

"I'm happy to tell you that this morning, I believe we have the votes to finally adopt the budget resolution so we can move forward on President Trump's very important agenda for the American people," Johnson said. "Our first big, beautiful reconciliation package here, involves a number of commitments. And one of those is that we are committed to finding at least $1.5 trillion in savings for the American people, while also preserving our essential programs."

Thune said, "We are aligned with the House in terms of what their budget resolution outlined in terms of savings. The speaker has talked about $1.5 trillion. We have a lot of United States senators who believe in that as a minimum."

The two GOP lawmakers who voted nay were Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Victoria Spartz (R-IN).

House approves Senate budget package, 216-214. 2 GOP noes: Massie & Spartz. House and Senate are in alignment

— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) April 10, 2025

Although was this a big victory for Johnson, there is more work to be done:

Now, however, the even tougher part begins. Republicans in both chambers must craft a package that is in line with the levels laid out in the budget resolution and make decisions on a number of hot-button issues like spending cuts, how long the tax cuts are extended for and the cap on the state-and-local-tax deduction, among other details.

President Trump celebrated the win:

Congratulations to the House on the passage of a Bill that sets the stage for one of the Greatest and Most Important Signings in the History of our Country. Among many other things, it will be the Largest Tax and Regulation Cuts ever even contemplated. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!…

— Donald J. Trump Posts From His Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) April 10, 2025

RedState will continue to keep you updated as this key process rolls on. 

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