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Congressional leaders are closing up shop for the week without voting on their long-sought immigration budget bill, as Senate Republicans struggled to agree on legislative text amid an 11th-hour fight over a new Justice Department “anti-weaponization” fund.
Senate Republicans said they will not be voting on a reconciliation bill in the face of opposition to the DOJ's new "anti-weaponization" fund and security funding tied to the White House ballroom.
In an epic breakdown of negotiations, Congress is leaving town without voting on Republicans’ roughly $72 billion budget reconciliation bill. Senate Republicans ultimately deadlocked Thursday over whether to include restrictions on the Department of Justice’s controversial new “anti-weaponization fund” within the party-line
Senate Republicans advanced a budget reconciliation bill on Wednesday that would fund immigration agencies within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through 2029, teeing up the possibility for votes on the floor as soon as this week.
Senate Republicans face significant challenges in passing a $70 billion immigration enforcement bill amid disputes over security funding and a Trump settlement fund, risking a failure to meet critical deadlines.
The reconciliation bill comes after Congress shut down the Department of Homeland Security for a record-breaking 76 days earlier this year.
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) will propose amendments to immigration policy on Tuesday as part of reconciliation legislation to fund federal immigration enforcement agencies. Gallego, the son
The Senate Budget Committee advanced the reconciliation bill to fund immigration enforcement after a vote along party lines. The bill aims to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection,