House Republicans on Tuesday narrowly passed a party-line bill that provides $70 billion for immigration and border agencies, despite lingering concerns over not blocking President Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund.
“The bill we have in the House does not have any funding for a weaponization fund,” House Majority Leader Steve Scalise said Tuesday. The bill, however, does not explicitly ban the fund’s creation as some lawmakers had hoped.
The spending legislation passed through the budget reconciliation process, which allowed it to move without the threat of a filibuster. House Republicans voted, 214-212, to send the bill to Trump, who is expected to sign it.