California Republicans, Democrats Bitterly Divided over Immigration Funding

California Republicans, Democrats bitterly divided over immigration funding

By David Lightman, McClatchy Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — California Republicans and Democrats are sharply divided over how to fund immigration enforcement, a schism starkly apparent in the House vote this week on the Department of Homeland Security budget. All 43 of California’s House Democrats opposed the bill. All state Republicans voting, including budget-writer Rep. David Valadao, were for it. The House passed the bill 220-207, with seven…

'Y'all should be mad': Republicans side with Dems to fund their pet projects and worse · American Wire News

The U.S. House voted on Thursday to fund a minibus (small bill) that was littered with outrageous pet projects, including money for illegal aliens, for leftist activist groups, and for pediatric gender transitions. The only reason the minibus even passed was that dozens of turncoat House Republicans once again threw their GOP colleagues under the bus by siding with the Democrats. Once again, Democrats vote 100% as a block, while a third of Repu…

House Narrowly Passes Homeland Security Budget, Sending Contentious ICE Funding to Senate Democrats

Several lawmakers in the upper chamber say they cannot vote for ICE funding so long as no statutory changes are made to how the agency operates.