BREAKING: The Senate passed a $4.6 billion emergency spending bill for the southern border, one day after the House approved its own legislation
The Senate passed a $4.6 billion emergency spending bill for the southern border, one day after the House approved its own legislation.House and Senate leaders must now decide whether to reconcile their conflicting proposals or dismiss lawmakers for a week-long recess without addressing the growing humanitarian crisis.
“Most of what [the administration] wants, with few exceptions, is in the Senate bill, which came out of the committee with a big bipartisan vote and will hopefully have a big bipartisan vote on the floor this afternoon,” said Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, the GOP whip. “We’ll pass the bill today, the House is still here. They can easily take it up, put it on the president’s desk and get his signature.
By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time. McConnell on Wednesday set up votes on the House bill, the Senate bill and an amendment from Sen. Rand Paul to cut spending in order to pay for the Senate’s bill. The House bill, which won over only three GOP lawmakers, cannot pass the Senate, Republicans say.
poster="http://v.politico.com/images/1155968404/201906/2120/1155968404_6052232776001_6052176757001-vs.jpg?pubId=1155968404"Both Pelosi and her top lieutenant, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer , spoke positively about the Senate version on Tuesday and declined to rule out passing that measure.“I think most think [the House bill is] preferable to the Senate bill. Although the Senate bill is not a bad bill either,” Hoyer said.
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