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The bill provides roughly $70 billion for immigration enforcement.
Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski was the only Republican who voted no.
Many amendments proposed during the Voterama were focused on the Trump administration's proposal to create an anti-weaponization fund to pay out supporters who claim they've been wronged by the government.
The fund drew bipartisan criticism, but all amendments to block the fund were defeated.
A handful of Republicans joined Senate Democrats in voting to prevent construction of President Trump's ballroom, and the package now heads to the House, which could take it up as early as Monday.
Barbara Sprint and Peer News, the Capitol.
There was bipartisan pushback at that time.
The acting attorney general said it's not going to move forward, which seemed to satisfy senators.
But then the president told reporters he didn't actually know if it was scrapped or not.
And he said that knowing that there are these Republican senators who are uncomfortable with the idea.
So this moment for congressional Republicans is about passing this priority after all this time.
But it's also a moment where there's this increasing tension and conflict with the White House.
And I don't think that's stopping anytime soon.
The bill provides roughly $70 billion for immigration enforcement.
Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski was the only Republican who voted no.
Many amendments proposed during the Voterama were focused on the Trump administration's proposal to create an anti-weaponization fund to pay out supporters who claim they've been wronged by the government.
The fund drew bipartisan criticism, but all amendments to block the fund were defeated.
A handful of Republicans joined Senate Democrats in voting to prevent construction of President Trump's ballroom, and the package now heads to the House, which could take it up as early as Monday.
Barbara Sprint and Peer News, the Capitol.