The Senate voted early Friday morning to approve a $69.5 billion budget reconciliation package aimed at funding immigration enforcement operations through 2029. The legislation passed with a vote of 52-47, despite opposition from several Republicans who expressed concerns that the bill did not include provisions to prevent the Trump administration from establishing a $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund.
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Senate passes $69.5 billion immigration enforcement funding package
The Senate has approved a $69.5 billion budget reconciliation package to fund immigration enforcement through 2029. The vote was 52-47, with some Republican senators raising concerns about the absence of language restricting the Trump administration's creation of an anti-weaponization fund.
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Senate passes immigration enforcement funding after clashes over ballroom, ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
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