Defense reconciliation bill could come after ICE, border patrol effort: Graham
Vought defended the administration's budget request, emphasizing the need for multiple reconciliation bills for defense and border needs.

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Vought defended the administration's budget request, emphasizing the need for multiple reconciliation bills for defense and border needs.

Senate Budget Chairman Lindsey Graham plans to focus the first GOP-led reconciliation bill on immigration enforcement rather than defense. This strategy prioritizes ICE and Border Patrol funding while pushing military needs toward future supplemental requests or a second reconciliation bill.
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