Senate Votes Along Party Lines to Begin Debate on $70 Billion ICE Funding Bill
Sourced from 4 publications
- •The Senate voted along party lines to open debate on the $70 billion bill funding ICE and Border Patrol through the end of Trump's term.
- •Acting AG Todd Blanche confirmed the administration dropped the $1.8 billion anti-weaponisation fund, though Trump told the New York Times he still supports it.
- •Republican senators are weighing a provision to permanently bar the president from creating similar payout funds.
- •The Senate also cut $1 billion designated for a new White House ballroom from the legislation, per the BBC.
- •The bill had been delayed for weeks as bipartisan opposition to the fund blocked progress.
Sources
Senate Republicans axe $1bn for Trump's new White House ballroom
BBC World
‘I Love It’: Trump Is Still in Favor of $1.8 Billion Payout Fund
New York Times
G.O.P. Revives Immigration Bill, Weighing Ban on Trump’s Fund
New York Times
Senate Republicans start debate on ICE funding package
NPR News
WATCH LIVE: Senate starts voting on legislation to fund immigration enforcement...
PBS NewsHour
WATCH LIVE: Mullin returns to testify on DHS budget before House committee
PBS NewsHour
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