Sanders Secures Vote on His Amendment to Cut $75 Billion in ICE Funding and Redirect Those Funds to Medicaid

8 months ago by dude to c/news

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today secured a Senate vote on his amendment to the government funding package to repeal the $75 billion funding increase for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) — originally included in Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” (OBBB). The amendment would use those savings ...

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chookity 12 points 8 months ago

Sadly failed 49 - 51 mostly on party lines. Only 2 republican senators against nazis

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officermike 5 points 8 months ago

How did I know it was Collins and Murkowski before I even looked?

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