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In order to pass a party-line bill to fund immigration enforcement operations for the rest of Trump's term, the rules say Senate Republicans have to allow Democrats the chance to put amendments up for a vote.
Democrats are planning an amendment to ban President Trump's new fund of taxpayer dollars for those claiming to be victims of politically motivated prosecutions.
And GOP leaders think the amendment has more than enough Republican support to pass.
It's an awkward situation for the party in power and one that could provoke the ire of the president.
Some hoped the president would walk away from what he describes as an anti-weaponization fund while lawmakers were back home meeting with constituents.
Eric McDaniel, NPR News, Washington.
In order to pass a party line bill to fund immigration enforcement operations for the rest of Trump's term, the rules say Senate Republicans have to allow Democrats the chance to put amendments up for a vote.
Democrats are planning an amendment to ban President Trump's new fund of taxpayer dollars for those claiming to be victims of politically motivated prosecutions.
And GOP leaders think the amendment has more than enough Republican support to pass.
It's an awkward situation for the party in power and one that could provoke the ire of the president.
Some hoped the president would walk away from what he describes as an anti-weaponization fund while lawmakers were back home meeting with constituents.
Eric McDaniel, NPR News, Washington.
It became clear that an amendment outlawing the fund could get like 30 Republican votes probably, which would be embarrassing for Republicans.
So GOP leaders pushed the vote on the package to this week.
But President Trump hasn't backed down on the fund in the time they were at home, and it doesn't seem like waiting has made things any easier.
Some lawmakers are also angry that the president allocated this money in the first place.