Senators Marshall, Scott Lead Letter Urging Two-Step Reconciliation Process to Advance Trump Agenda

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. and Rick Scott (R-FL) along with U.S. Representative Andy Harris (MD-01), led 26 of their Senate and House colleagues in a letter to Senate Majority Leader-Elect John Thune and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson fully supporting a two-step reconciliation strategy in the 119^th Congress. In their letter, the members emphasize the need to immediately pass a reconciliation bill focused on transformational America First legislation to secure the border, followed by the passage of a second reconciliation bill to prevent Democrat tax hikes, extend the Trump Tax Cuts, and slash wasteful government spending through reforms and cuts identified by the new Department of Government Efficiency. 

“Following President Trump’s decisive victory, House and Senate Republicans now have a responsibility to do everything we can to help the President fulfill the promises he made to the American people. One of those promises was to secure our borders and restore the integrity of our nation’s immigration system after four years of President Biden’s open border policies. That is why we believe it is critical that we prioritize the prompt passage of a border security focused reconciliation bill,” the members wrote.

“Mindful that our slim majority in the House and the filibuster in the Senate means that success is far from guaranteed, we believe that a two-step reconciliation process gives us the best chance of securing passage of this transformational border security legislation,” the members continued.

Joining Senators Marshall, Scott and Representative Harris on the letter are Senators Ron Johnson (R-WI), Mike Lee (R-UT), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Ted Budd (R-NC), Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Representative Chip Roy (TX-21), Lauren Boebert (CO-03), Josh Brecheen (OK-03), Eric Burlison (MO-07), Michael Cloud (TX-27), Andrew Clyde (GA-09), Byron Donalds (FL-19), Russ Fulcher (ID-01), Bob Good (VA-05), Clay Higgins (LA-03), Anna Paulina Luna (FL-13), Mary Miller (IL-15), Barry Moore (AL-02), Ralph Norman (SC-05), Andy Ogles (TN-05), Scott Perry (PA-10), Bill Posey (FL-08), Tom Tiffany (WI-07), and Keith Self (TX-03).