House Republicans fume at Senate for punting immigration funding package
Key takeaways
- Some Senate Republicans had also pushed back against a provision in the package that would include $1 billion in security funding for a new White House ballroom and other Secret Service priorities.
- The Senate s demonstrated once again that they don t even know how to get their work done properly, Rep.
- The Senate ought to be calling on the leadership over there.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
The decision to punt action on the package, which Republicans are hoping to pass without Democratic votes through a special process called budget reconciliation, comes amid a GOP uproar over the Trump administration s proposal for a $1.8 billion so-called anti-weaponization fund that would pay out people who believe they were unfairly investigated or prosecuted under the Biden Department of Justice.
Some Senate Republicans had also pushed back against a provision in the package that would include $1 billion in security funding for a new White House ballroom and other Secret Service priorities. The Senate parliamentarian had ruled against the measure, leaving lawmakers divided over how — or whether — to revise the provision and incorporate it back into the package.
But the delay has only intensified frustrations among House Republicans, who accused the Senate of moving too slowly on one of Trump s top priorities and jeopardizing the party s ability to quickly deliver on its immigration agenda.