Welcome to Washington: Lindsey Graham Is Winning the Budget Derby

The senior senator from South Carolina wants to force House Republicans to quit squabbling and take whatever budget package he sends them. So far, it’s working.

AP/J. Scott Applewhite
Senator Graham, the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, at the Capitol, February 11, 2025. AP/J. Scott Applewhite

Senator Graham, from his perch as chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, is steamrolling his House colleagues as he tries to get underway the first pillar of President Trump’s legislative agenda. His new budget items could be on the president’s desk in a matter of weeks, all while the House process becomes more and more dysfunctional by the day. 

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