cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/47682783
Senators voted 52-47 to pass the $70 billion legislation to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol for the next three years, through the end of Trump’s term, after Democrats blocked the money for months. The bill will now head to the House, which is expected to take it up next week.
The final vote came just before 5 a.m., after Republicans narrowly defeated multiple attempts by members of both parties to add language to the bill that would permanently ban Trump’s settlement fund for allies who believe they’ve been politically persecuted.
Senate Republicans used a complicated procedural maneuver to get around the filibuster and pass the budget legislation with no Democratic votes. But it took weeks to get the bill to the Senate floor as Republicans navigated various obstacles to passage created by Trump and the White House — including a $1 billion proposal for White House security and Trump’s ballroom that they eventually scrapped and the fierce bipartisan backlash to the settlement fund.
I knew it was the Democrats fault!
See, all you people who voted screwed up by choosing someone you wanted to represent you!
I’m not an American, but this must be the most insulting thing to happen to the United States ever.
I mean, 911 and Pearl Harbour were tragic, but not insulting.
Even burning down the white house is less insulting, because America just let Trump tear it down anyways while openly accepting bribes and then foisting it on the taxpayer.
I thought the courts were banning the settlement slush found, but maybe I’m not remembering correctly.
The king always gets his way.
The court merely reopened the case, it’s not yet clear whether they will prohibit it. And though Todd Blanche told lawmakers the fund was dead, there’s nothing stopping him from changing his mind.
(Edit) Despite the editorialized headline, it appears the bill that passed doesn’t allocate the money, but that they merely refused a Cassidy amendment seeking to affirmatively bar the fund from being created from other funds. Someone can correct me if I’m wrong here, but that’s what the article seems to say.
It’s worth remembering, though: Republicans, are truly pathetic sycophants who will shirk any hint of responsibility, to a person. A judge and Blanche’s comments would probably be enough for them to pass it and rationalize that it’s “dead” anyway (before a big “oh well!” when it actually happens later).
Lol these people are so fucking slimmy and it’s laughable
Senators voted 52-47 to pass the $70 billion legislation to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol for the next three years, through the end of Trump’s term, after Democrats blocked the money for months. The bill will now head to the House, which is expected to take it up next week.
The final vote came just before 5 a.m., after Republicans narrowly defeated multiple attempts by members of both parties to add language to the bill that would permanently ban Trump’s settlement fund for allies who believe they’ve been politically persecuted.
It has to get past the house. We’ll see.
