The Senate Judiciary Committee and Senate Homeland Security Committee on Monday night released legislative text for the $72 billion budget reconciliation bill that would bypass Democratic opposition to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol through 2029. The committees released the legislation after the Senate and House passed a joint budget resolution last month unlocking the special budget reconciliation process that will allow them to move funding for immigration enforcement without conceding to Democratic demands for reforms that have hung up the funding for months. The package will be able to pass the Senate with a simple-majority vote instead of needing 60 votes to advance.

  • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    Yeah, but it’s an extra stick to keep everyone compliant and afraid. Who knows how much we have lost in wages thanks to our lower mobility thanks to having healthcare tied to where you happen to work.

    Nixon loved it, of course.