US Senate Dems to force votes on rising costs, immigration crackdown in marathon session
Schumer said Democrats will use amendment votes to highlight their positions on costs and immigration enforcement.
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Schumer said Democrats will use amendment votes to highlight their positions on costs and immigration enforcement.
Senate Democrats say they will use amendment votes on a Republican budget resolution to spotlight cost-of-living issues and challenge proposed immigration enforcement spending. President Donald Trump urged Republicans to reject the amendments.
Senate minority leader leading Democrats’ amendment strategy
Senator criticizing the proposed spending and describing alternative uses for the money
Senator criticizing Republicans’ use of reconciliation for immigration enforcement spending
Senate Appropriations Committee ranking member criticizing the proposed funding
President urging Republicans to oppose Democratic amendments
Former homeland security secretary mentioned in connection with senators’ calls for her to leave office
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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