# Trump lays out policy demands for Congress in lengthy speech

WASHINGTON – President  laid out a familiar vision of vast domestic policy changes in his  Tuesday night along with some resurrected campaign plans, including a "Golden Dome" missile defense system and tax-deductible interest payments on American-made cars.

It came at a crucial moment for lawmakers: They've  to kickstart his expansive legislative agenda, but the route to finalizing it is already being  within the party and between the House and Senate.

Next, the House and Senate must reconcile their plans, navigate the political minefield of hashing out the policy details, and pass it into law. They're hoping to get it done as quickly as they can.

Trump added another demand in his speech that Congress send him additional funding for border security "without delay."

"The have sent Congress a detailed funding request laying out exactly how we will eliminate these threats to protect our homeland and complete the largest deportation operation in American history," he said, after a section discussing fentanyl coming into the U.S. from Mexico and Canada.

Senate Budget Committee chairman Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., has been making that argument – that border funding is desperately needed as fast as possible – as he advocates for a two-bill approach that would allow lawmakers to quickly send border and defense funding to the administration while leaving lawmakers more time to craft complicated tax policy. Trump has endorsed the House's opposing plan, which would roll all of Trump's priorities into one package.

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