President-elect Donald Trump and Senate Republicans have come up against their first issue, but it would seem the party is working through it just fine. 

According to the New York Post, Trump was fresh from paying his respects to Jimmy Carter, currently laying in state at the capitol, when he had a 100-minute meeting with Senate Republicans over the passage of Trump's most important legislative priorities. 

According to Trump, the meeting was "really good, very strong." 

The hurdle they're up against is how they plan to pass these bills. Trump wanted “one big, beautiful bill” to start his second term, however it seems he's backed down from this demand as Senate Republicans have warned that an all-encompassing bill may be far harder to pass, and with time of the essence, it may be better to chop it up. 

The issues on the table are many and massive. 

Firstly, there's the extension of the 2017 tax cuts which would include Trump's promise to abolish taxes on tips, overtime, and social security benefits. 

Then there's border security, which Trump says will "start immediately," and will utilize unused funds from the "green new scam," or funds from renewable energy programs. 

There is also talk to push funding away from renewable energy and toward more traditional sources like oil and gas.

“By far the best chance of success is taking up two bills,” said Texas Senator Ted Cruz. “Failure is not an option.” 

"The stakes are too high to fail," Cruz added. "There was widespread agreement, if not total unanimity in that room on that point. I think we had a very positive and substantive conversation, and I think he absolutely heard what we had to say.”

Senate Majority Leader John Thune agrees with Cruz, indicating that the first bill should tackle Trump's border and energy priorities, and the second go round will handle the 2017 tax cuts. 

“Obviously, there is a lot involved in crafting a tax bill…. There are a lot of moving parts. There are a lot of suggestions that have come up, and the president has put on the table, which we will take under consideration,” said Thune.

“But in the end, we want to produce a bill that extends the existing tax policy that will prevent a $4.6 trillion tax increase on the American people at the end of the year, and hopefully accomplish some other things that the president has laid out as objectives,” he added. 

Republicans have a strong majority in the Senate, meaning they don't have to have a bipartisan vote and can utilize budget reconciliation to strong arm bills through with a simple majority vote. This comes with its own requirements, as the Post notes: 

For a reconciliation bill to work, a Senate parliamentarian would have to determine whether the provisions in the measure only affect spending levels and do not overtly change federal policies — a tricky balance previously tested by Democrats during Biden’s initial two years in office.

It could then pass both chambers of Congress by a simple majority. Republicans currently hold a 53-47 edge in the Senate, and a 219-215 cushion in the House.

Despite the hurdles, it appears that while Senate Republicans may have different ideas on how to get there, all of them are of a single mind about getting the legislation passed. Moreover, with Trump directly involved, it's clear that there is a hyper-focus on getting Trump's promises done quickly and thoroughly.