US Senate Dems to force votes on rising costs, immigration crackdown in marathon session
Schumer said Democrats would use amendment votes to contrast their cost-of-living priorities with Republican immigration enforcement spending.
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Schumer said Democrats would use amendment votes to contrast their cost-of-living priorities with Republican immigration enforcement spending.
Senate Democrats, led by Chuck Schumer, plan to use amendment votes on a Republican budget resolution to highlight cost-of-living issues and oppose expanded immigration enforcement funding. The resolution could enable up to $70 billion for enforcement measures.
Senate minority leader leading Democrats’ plan to use amendment votes on the budget resolution
Senator arguing that proposed enforcement spending could instead address other public needs
Senator criticizing the use of reconciliation to fund immigration enforcement instead of addressing living costs
Senate Appropriations Committee ranking member criticizing the proposed immigration enforcement funding
President urging Republicans to oppose Democratic amendments
Former homeland security secretary mentioned in connection with a hearing where lawmakers called for her to leave
Outlets report that Senate Republicans are pursuing a budget resolution for immigration-enforcement funding and that Schumer-led Democrats are using or planning amendment votes to highlight living costs and challenge the spending. Schumer also criticized the plan’s priorities and operational restraints. Left-leaning outlets emphasize Democrats’ cost-of-living contrast with enforcement spending; Common Dreams also describes the proposal as deficit-increasing and lacking oversight. Center outlets mostly present Schumer’s amendment-vote strategy as a way to spotlight affordability amid the funding debate, while Reuters also reports the plan poised to advance and Schumer’s objection to operational restraints.
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