Senate GOP blocks bid to erase DOJ payout fund in immigration bill
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Senate Republicans defeated Democrats’ first attempt to derail the immigration enforcement bill by inserting language to kill the DOJ payout fund, with a 50-49 vote. Schumer’s motion to send the measure back to the Judiciary Committee could have passed by a simple majority, signaling a broader, ongoing clash over the fund during vote-a-rama, as lawmakers anticipate multiple amendments and reelection pressures.
- Senate GOP defeats first attempt to kill DOJ payout fund Politico
- GOP immigration bill runs into turbulence amid backlash to Trump’s $1.8 billion ‘anti-weaponization’ fund CNN
- Three vulnerable Republicans vote to ban DOJ from creating ‘anti-weaponization’ fund The Hill
- Senate rejects amendment to bar Trump’s controversial payout fund The Washington Post
- Senate begins voting on Republican bill to fund ICE and Border Patrol amid GOP split on Trump’s $1.8B fund NBC News
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