Senate Republicans on Friday passed a nearly $70 billion reconciliation package to fund immigration operations through the end of Trump’s presidency.
RINO Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski was the lone Republican no vote.
The Gateway Pundit reported on Wednesday that Senate Republicans voted to advance the legislation.
The bill will finally fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), but this only comes after the Trump administration scrapped the $1.776 billion weaponization fund.
The bill will also not fund Trump’s military installations or security in the White House Ballroom.
Trump previously called for Republicans to pass the bill by June 1, but lawmakers revolted against the President’s agenda and held the funding for immigration agents hostage.
The Senate voted on Friday morning to finally send the bill to the House of Representatives, where it is expected to pass next week.
Some Republicans reportedly expressed concerns because the bill does not prevent Trump from restoring his anti-weaponization fund to compensate victims of Biden-era lawfare.
Other attempts were made to block the construction of Trump’s White House Ballroom entirely. Six Republicans, Susan Collins (ME), Jon Husted (OH), Jerry Moran (KS), Lisa Murkowski (AK), Dan Sullivan (AK), and Thom Tillis (NC), voted in favor of Democrat Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley’s failed amendment to require Congressional approval for the construction.
Per the Hill:
The Senate voted early Friday morning to pass a $69.5 billion budget reconciliation package to fund immigration enforcement operations through 2029, overcoming the concerns of several Republicans who were upset the bill did not include language barring the Trump administration from creating a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund to pay MAGA allies.
The legislation passed 52-47, taking Republicans one big step closer to ensuring that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol are funded through the end of President Trump’s second term.
The Senate finally passed the bill Friday morning after voting on a marathon series of motions and amendments to alter it over the course of more than 18 hours.
Those amendments would have added language to address affordability, or to block the Trump administration from building a White House ballroom and establishing the “anti-weaponization” fund. Several amendments saw vulnerable Republicans break with their party to vote in favor of the proposals.
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