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Senate OKs $70B immigration bill after rejecting ban of Trump fund

Cassidy proposed an amendment to redirect payments from the settlement fund to law enforcement officers injured in the Capitol attack.

Senate OKs $70B immigration bill after rejecting ban of Trump fund
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The Senate passed a $70 billion bill to fund immigration enforcement agencies for three years, sending it to the House. The vote followed a series of failed efforts to block or redirect a separate settlement fund tied to President Donald Trump.

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Bill Cassidy R · LA · SEN
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Bill Cassidy
R · LA · SEN

Senator who proposed redirecting settlement payments to injured law enforcement officers

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Michael F. Bennet
D · CO · SEN

Senator who missed the final vote

Todd Blanche
R · Attorney General

Acting attorney general who said the settlement fund would not go forward

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose immigration enforcement agencies would receive funding and whose settlement fund was disputed

John Thune
R · SD · SEN

Senate majority leader who urged Republicans to keep the bill focused on immigration funding

Lisa Murkowski
R · AK · SEN

Senator who was the only Republican to oppose the final funding bill

Jon Husted
R · OH · SEN

Senator who voted for a Democratic effort to block the settlement fund

Thom Tillis
R · NC · SEN

Senator who proposed an amendment to block the settlement fund and redirect its money

Chuck Schumer
D · NY · SEN

Senate minority leader who criticized Republicans for relying on Trump’s promise about the fund

Dan Sullivan
R · AK · SEN

Senator who voted for a Democratic effort to block the settlement fund

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Bill Cassidy Offers Amendment During Extended Senate Voting Session

Outlets agree the Senate passed a $70 billion immigration enforcement bill and that Cassidy proposed an amendment to redirect money from a Trump administration fund to officers injured in the Capitol attack. Left-leaning outlets focus on criticism of Senate Majority Leader John Thune for complaining about the overnight session and present Cassidy's amendment as a challenge to the fund. Center outlets pair the bill's passage with the dispute over limiting the fund, with one account highlighting Cassidy's amendment and its proposed redirection.

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