President Donald Trump’s new budget reconciliation law is already starting to define next year’s midterm elections. CQ Roll Call’s Daniela Altimari and David Lerman assess the political repercussions for both parties of the mammoth legislation and what it took to get the package across the finish line.

Trump signed the bill on July 4 after the bill passed through Congress.

Texas was forced to allocate over $11 billion in state taxpayer funds for border security - money diverted from state priorities like education and infrastructure.