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Congress just gave DHS another $70 billion
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The funding bill will supercharge Trump’s mass deportation agenda for the next three years.
Key facts
- Scanlon noted that DHS has yet to spend $100 billion of the nearly $200 billion it received under Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act
- The house voted 214 to 212 in favor of the reconciliation bill Tuesday, following the Senate’s 52-47 vote last Friday morning
- Congress narrowly voted to fund President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda, giving the Department of Homeland Security $70 billion over the next three years
- Tim Walberg (R-MI), initially voted against the bill, meaning it would have failed, but changed his vote after huddling with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) and Appropriations Chair Tom
Summary
Congress narrowly voted to fund President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda, giving the Department of Homeland Security $70 billion over the next three years. The house voted 214 to 212 in favor of the reconciliation bill Tuesday, following the Senate’s 52-47 vote last Friday morning. Tim Walberg (R-MI), initially voted against the bill, meaning it would have failed, but changed his vote after huddling with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) and Appropriations Chair Tom Cole (R-OK), according to The Hill. Democrats tried to use the legislation to block Trump’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund,” which would compensate people who claim they were victimized by the federal government, and which critics say is a slush fund for Trump’s allies.
In a speech on the House floor ahead of the Tuesday vote, Rep.