Senate Will Begin Voting on Funding Immigration Enforcement After Trump’s Settlement Fund Is Dropped
The package would fund immigration agencies through fiscal 2029 as Republicans seek to resolve disputes over a Justice Department fund.
- Senate Republicans are preparing to move forward with a $72 billion immigration funding package as soon as Wednesday in Washington, using the budget reconciliation process to sidestep the 60-vote threshold.
- Attorney General Todd Blanche testified Tuesday that the Justice Department is 'not moving forward with the fund,' which previously provided payouts to individuals alleging the government had been 'weaponized' against them.
- Lawmakers are dropping $1 billion for the Secret Service from the final package, as funding intended for 'security adjustments and upgrades' including President Trump's East Wing renovation faced intense scrutiny.
- Senate Majority Leader John Thune expressed confidence after Blanche's testimony, though Sens. Thom Tillis and John Cornyn suggested his comments may not be 'good enough for some people.'
- A Wall Street Journal editorial argued that Congress can kill the DOJ fund by barring future appropriations, presenting a strategy some Republicans may pursue as negotiations continue.
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Thune navigates immigration bill landmines from DOJ lawfare fund
Senate GOP leaders are working to quell Republican angst over the Trump administration’s proposed $1.776 billion anti-weaponization fund that is threatening to trip up the party’s immigration enforcement bill as it inches toward final passage. Several Republicans still want language inserted into the so-called reconciliation bill to prevent the fund’s creation as President Donald Trump and senior administration officials offer conflicting messag…
Senate begins voting on funding immigration enforcement after Trump’s settlement fund is dropped
The Republican-led Senate is moving forward with legislation to fund immigration enforcement agencies after forcing the White House to drop its settlement fund for political allies and stripping a separate proposal for White House security from the bill.
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Senate Opens Debate On ICE And Border Patrol Funding After DOJ Drops Disputed Fund
The Senate voted 53-46 to advance an immigration enforcement funding bill after the Trump administration abandoned a proposed $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization fund.” The post Senate Opens Debate On ICE And Border Patrol Funding After DOJ Drops Disputed Fund first appeared on [your]NEWS.
Senate GOP to face major test on Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund with immigration vote
By Sarah Ferris, Aileen Graef, Alison Main, Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — Senate GOP leaders are powering ahead with plans to pass $70 billion in new immigration enforcement funding — despite sharp disagreements that still exist in the party over how to handle President Donald Trump’s contentious settlement fund. Success is not yet guaranteed. Senate Majority Leader John Thune and his team are still working to quell internal GOP tensions over Trump’s p…
Senate Advances Immigration Bill Without ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund and Ballroom Money
Senate Majority Leader John Thune believes Republicans now have the votes to pass the package. (Bill Clark/AP) Bill Clark/APSenate Republicans are moving ahead with a multibillion-dollar spending bill for immigration and border enforcement after the White House dropped plans for a controversial ‘anti-weaponization’ fund.The Senate advanced the budget reconciliation legislation Wednesday, 53-46, in a party line vote. The chamber could consider do…
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