Watch Live: Senate holds "vote-a-rama" on ICE funding ahead of final passage

Watch Live: Senate holds "vote-a-rama" on ICE funding ahead of final passage

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Key Points:

  • The Senate is set for a marathon "vote-a-rama" on Thursday as Republicans push to fund immigration agencies under the Department of Homeland Security without Democratic support.
  • The vote series will include numerous amendments, with Democrats and some Republicans aiming to restrict the Justice Department's controversial "anti-weaponization" fund, which provides payouts to individuals alleging federal government misuse.
  • Senate Republicans are using the budget reconciliation process to bypass the 60-vote threshold, following failed negotiations with Democrats over immigration enforcement reforms after fatal federal agent shootings in Minneapolis.
  • GOP Sens. Thom Tillis and Bill Cassidy have filed amendments related to the DOJ fund, potentially signaling cracks within Republican ranks, while Democrats plan to use the votes to challenge the fund's inclusion.
  • The reconciliation package has already seen cuts, including the removal of $1 billion for Secret Service security tied to President Trump's planned White House ballroom, as Republicans aim to finalize funding for remaining agencies through the end of the Trump administration.

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