John Thune (R-South Dakota), the new Senate GOP leader, is clear on his top priority for 2025: a major border security and defense package. Thune is working on a two-part reconciliation plan for next year, aiming to make it deficit-neutral, or even deficit-negative, sources told Axios.
The border component of the first reconciliation package could amount to $120 billion. It will fund the construction of the border wall and support for border agents, as well as expanding infrastructure for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to carry out Trump's deportation initiatives, according to a source familiar with the plans.
