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Senate adopts budget resolution to fund DHS immigration agencies

Senate adopts budget resolution to fund DHS immigration agencies

Summary

The U.S. Senate approved a budget plan to provide money for immigration agencies under the Department of Homeland Security. The vote happened early Thursday morning and passed by a narrow margin of 50 to 48.

Key Facts

  • The Senate passed a budget resolution to fund immigration agencies in the Department of Homeland Security.
  • The vote took place early on Thursday morning after a long voting session called a "vote-a-rama."
  • The result was 50 senators in favor and 48 against.
  • Two Republican senators, Rand Paul and Lisa Murkowski, voted with all Democrats against the resolution.
  • The budget resolution is linked to immigration agency funding at the federal level.
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