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Republicans Seek Three-Year Funding for ICE and Border Patrol Using Budget Reconciliation
Republicans are advancing a three-year funding bill for ICE and Border Patrol through budget reconciliation to bypass Democratic opposition ahead of a June 1 deadline. The measure includes $1 billion for security at a proposed presidential ballroom at the White House following an assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
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Republicans in Congress are advancing a three-year funding bill for ICE and Border Patrol using the budget reconciliation process to avoid a Democratic filibuster. The measure must pass by a June 1 deadline set by President Trump. The House and Senate previously approved a bipartisan bill funding most of the Department of Homeland Security in late April.
The latest effort follows an earlier Senate measure approved in late March that the House did not take up until just before a recent recess. Republicans initially planned a limited bill covering only ICE and Border Patrol. They expanded it to include $1 billion for security enhancements at a proposed presidential ballroom at the White House after an assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
Democrats have objected to the added funding. " Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin complained that the East Wing of the White House "sits there as a gaping hole waiting to be filled" and that taxpayers would now pay for it.
Rep. Pat Fallon expressed support for the SAVE Act, which requires proof of citizenship to vote. Rep. " Pro-life Republicans are seeking an extension of a ban on federal money for Planned Parenthood that expires later this year. President Trump described the negotiations as "a very thorny issue" that remains under discussion.
Democrats have opposed the funding because they did not obtain desired reforms at ICE following events in Minnesota this winter. " Separately, a bipartisan proposal has emerged to split the Department of Homeland Security into smaller agencies. The plan would make FEMA a standalone cabinet-level department, have the Secret Service report directly to the president, and move the TSA to the Department of Transportation.
