President-elect Trump called in and gave GOP senators a pep talk Tuesday as they met behind closed doors on how to rapidly pass his top priorities, three sources in the room told Axios.
Trump knows he has to work closely with the Senate to get things done. GOP congressional leaders are signaling that they are raring to go.
Incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) warned Republican senators in their policy retreat Tuesday morning to expect longer, five-day work weeks — starting in the new year through Easter.
They have a long list: Fund the government for the rest of the year, agree to a top line budget number and potentially raise the debt limit — not to mention confirm all of Trump’s top administration positions.
Zoom in: Thune and incoming GOP Policy Chair Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) are holding a lengthy policy retreat Tuesday in D.C.
They are expected to spend significant time discussing how they plan to use budget reconciliation to get through their policy priorities while evading the 60-vote filibuster.
Border, energy and taxes are also expected to be topics.
