Thune plans to move forward on stalled $72B budget reconciliation bill Wednesday

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says he’s “hopeful” that there are enough Republican votes to advance a $72 billion budget reconciliation bill on the Senate floor Wednesday, which would set up a marathon series of votes on amendments likely to last until Thursday morning. “We’re hopeful,” Thune said of advancing the package to fund…