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Alexander Bolton of The Hill reports: “Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said Thursday the votes aren’t there in the Senate to advance a House-passed budget resolution that would pave the way for a $95 billion reconciliation bill to fund the war in Iran, farm aid and election-related reforms.

“As I’ve said before you got to get to 50, and I can’t count to 50 right now on a budget resolution,” Thune said when asked about House passage of a budget framework that would provide $73 billion to fund the military and intelligence agencies, $12 billion for farmers and $10 billion for voting law changes…”

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