US Senate Dems to force votes on rising costs, immigration crackdown in marathon session
Klobuchar argued that the proposed funding could instead support services and address other needs.
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Klobuchar argued that the proposed funding could instead support services and address other needs.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Democrats will use amendment votes on the Republican budget resolution to highlight cost-of-living issues and immigration enforcement. Several Democratic senators criticized the proposed funding, while President Donald Trump urged Republicans to oppose their amendments.
Senator criticizing the proposed immigration-enforcement funding and naming alternative uses for it
Senate minority leader leading Democrats’ plan to use amendment votes on the budget resolution
Schumer's version of this story ↗Senator criticizing Republicans’ use of reconciliation to fund immigration enforcement rather than address living costs
Senate Appropriations Committee ranking member criticizing the proposed immigration-enforcement funding
President urging Republicans to oppose Democratic amendments in a social media post
Former Homeland Security secretary referenced in Klobuchar’s account of a prior Judiciary hearing
The reports say Senate Democrats plan amendment votes on a Republican budget resolution to spotlight living costs and proposed immigration-enforcement funding. Klobuchar points to other uses for the money and a need for limits on immigration agents. The articles tell the story similarly, centering Democrats’ planned amendments and their arguments about living costs and immigration enforcement. They vary in the alternative uses of the funding they describe and in the details they provide about the Republican response.
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