This Week on The Hill: Senate Takes First Steps on Reconciliation 2.0

This week on The Hill: Senate takes first steps on reconciliation 2.0

The Senate is expected to vote as early as this week on a budget blueprint for a second reconciliation bill that includes funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol.  But Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) will likely have to appease hardline conservatives in his caucus, who have demanded that the bill…

Senate Prepares to Advance Major Budget Framework for Border

The Senate is about to try to use one of Congress’ most powerful tools—the budget reconciliation process—to fund immigration enforcement.

This week: Senate girds for budget vote-a-rama in busy week for Congress

The Senate faces an expected budget vote-a-rama this week as Republicans seek to start the process of funding immigration enforcement without the support of Democrats. A resolution from Senate Budget Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., is expected to provide instructions for roughly $70 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection. That would […]