Republicans Plan Second Reconciliation Bill With Funding For ICE, Iran War
Politics,Government,US Congress,Spending Bills,Government Shutdown
Senate Republicans confirmed on Wednesday that they will try to pass another "reconciliation" budget that will include more funding for Trump's crackdown on immigrants as well as his costly war with Iran.
"The purpose of the second reconciliation bill is to make sure there is adequate funding to secure our homeland and to support our men and women in the military who are fighting so bravely," Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), the chair of the Senate Budget Committee, said in a statement. "More funding will mean they can complete the task assigned and keep America safe — which is money well spent."...
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