NEW: Senate to vote Thursday on omnibus after SenSchumer announces deal on amendments
Lawmakers are barreling toward a Friday deadline to pass the omnibus, which would extend government funding until September, to the chagrin of conservative Republicans, who were pushing for a stopgap measure that extends funding into early next year, when Republicans take control of the House.
Conservative senators won votes on a number of amendments to the funding bill, brokered by Senate leadership to fast-track consideration of the bill. Sen. Mike Lee had held up negotiations into late Wednesday night over a proposed amendment on Title 42, the pandemic immigration policy that allows the administration to turn away migrants at the border, but the impasse broke Thursday morning.“I think we won the battle here, particularly among conservatives and Republicans,” Sen.
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