Legislating may not be pretty, but the results are what matter. After a series highs and lows as well as ups and downwards, the House Republicans achieved some pretty impressive results on Tuesday night.

The anticipated budget vote on Tuesday night almost never happened. And then, just as it looked like it would happen, it was cancelled.

House Republicans will surely enjoy this victory for as long as possible, which may not be long.

The House Budget Committee passed a budget resolution in February that deals with tax policy, border security, energy, and defense policies, as well raising the debt ceiling. This resolution is necessary to move forward with the more difficult task of passing a budget reconciliatory bill, which will allow Trump’s legislative agenda to be implemented.

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Most votes are conducted in a more relaxed atmosphere, with members chatting and voting electronically in the House Chamber. The dramatic scenes in the House Chamber were a stark contrast. The majority of voting results are known in advance, but the outcome of the budget resolution vote on Tuesday – and even whether it would happen – was uncertain throughout the day.

The Republican leadership had originally planned a vote on a pair of unrelated provisions, followed by a final vote on the budget resolution.

Around 6:15 pm. The House voted for the first time at 6:15 ET. It ended with a 427-3 margin. The Republican leaders held that 15-minute voting period open for nearly an hour, while they pressed a few conservative legislators who were reluctant to support the budget.

After 7:00 pm, the leadership closed the first voting, held a quick 15-minute vote for the second and announced the cancellation of the third scheduled budget vote.

In a matter of minutes, the Republican leadership, sensing a change in political winds, announced that reconciliation votes would be held immediately.

Leaders continued to pressurize lawmakers while keeping the 15-minute voting open for 40 minutes.

The bill was ultimately passed by 217 votes to 213, Thomas Massie, R-KY being the lone Republican who voted against it.

Three Democrats did NOT vote. They would not have affected the result.

After the vote, Republicans released a flurry press releases praising Trump’s support for the package. Trump called several recalcitrant legislators earlier in the day to ensure the passage of a procedure vote that would allow the evening vote on a budget resolution.

Speaker Mike Johnson, Majority Leader Steve Scalise, Majority Whip Tom Emmer and Conference Chair Lisa McClain all won the bill. They used Trump’s endorsement of the resolution and his direct influence to ensure that it passed.

In a joint press release, they understated the difficulty of this process. “We are confident that they will chart the best course forward.

Trump favors the House’s approach, which is to have one bill of reconciliation. The Senate Republican leadership prefers to break the bill up into two parts.

“Both Resolutions Advance the Trump Agenda, the Senate is a Much More Limited Way, and obviously Dependent upon a Second Resolution at Some Point in the Future,” Rep. Andy Harris, R-MD, told Breitbart Tuesday morning before the vote. The House has it all in a single package.

Harris, the chairman of the House Freedom Caucus called the final negotiated solution “the best we could get” because there were concerns on both sides.

Trump and the leadership convinced recalcitrant legislators that the budget resolution was a simple blueprint for reconciliation. Through this, lawmakers would craft policy changes. This is a great talking point but changing the spending levels outlined in budget resolutions will be difficult.

While the House committees are advancing, the Senate has an advantage. It passed the first part of its two-part reconciliation budget earlier.

Trump appears to be content for now with letting each chamber develop its preferred packages. This is a smart way of letting them work things out without micromanaging.

Trump is more concerned about the final results than with whether there are two or one bill.

Trump’s emphasis on achieving the desired outcome is fortunate because the process won’t be pretty.