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House adopts blueprint to fund ICE on day 74 of DHS shutdown after dramatic 5-hour struggle

New York Post·Ryan King·about 1 month ago
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WASHINGTON — House Republicans barely passed a budget blueprint to unlock more than $70 billion in future funding for immigration enforcement late Wednesday in a vote that was held open for more than five hours due to intra-party disputes. Representatives voted 215-211 to adopt the measure, which kicks off the process for funding Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) a record-breaking 74 days into the Department of Homeland Security shutdown . Rep. Kevin Kiley (I-Calif.) , a former Republican who ditched the party earlier this year, voted present. House Speaker Mike Johnson has worked to wrangle through the budget blueprint, a FISA extension, and the farm bill. AP Republicans are leveraging the cumbersome Senate reconciliation process to prevent Democrats from filibustering the border enforcement bill. Democrats have agreed to fund the rest of DHS, whose funding lapsed Feb. 14.…

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