GOP majority begins 119th Congress with lengthy list of legislative priorities

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : But Republican leaders in Congress have outlined plans to pursue parallel legislation that would surge resources to the southern border and continue construction of Trump's border wall, while working to bolster Border Patrol and technology at the border.
49% : Trump has announced picks for dozens of Cabinet and top administration officials, many of whom will require Senate confirmation.
42% : Despite possessing a GOP trifecta when Trump entered office in 2017, Republicans fell short of a number of goals in the early days of the administration due to infighting and disorganization.
28% : Trump called for House Republicans to increase the debt ceiling, which limits how much the government can borrow to pay its bills, during the government funding fight in December.
26% : Trump wanted the issue addressed before he takes office, imploring Republican lawmakers to suspend the debt ceiling or eliminate it entirely to deprive Democrats of leverage in upcoming spending fights under his watch.
18% : And he argued that Trump made an unforced error when he brought the debt ceiling into the conversation -- an issue that will be in play in the new Congress.
18% : Trump has threatened to make unilateral appointments where he can if the process stalls.
13% : Marc Short, a former legislative director under Trump, said on CNBC in December that the disagreement over government funding "foreshadows how difficult it's going to be to pass any sort of extension of tax relief."

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