Incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune, whose Republicans will hold a 53-47 majority, laid out a plan in a closed-door party meeting on Dec 3 that included a call from Trump himself.
It aims to use a parliamentary maneuver to bypass the chamber's "filibuster" rule that requires 60 senators to agree to advance most legislation.
According to the Senate plan, the first Bill would focus on Trump's agenda for border security, energy deregulation and defense spending, while the second would extend tax cuts from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed during the first Trump presidency, which are due to expire in 2025.
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