President Donald Trump moved closer to securing a major expansion of his immigration agenda after the Senate approved a bill providing an additional $70 billion for border enforcement and deportation efforts.
Senate Advances Trump Immigration Funding Bill
The Senate voted 52-47 early Friday to approve legislation that would significantly increase funding for immigration enforcement agencies over the next three years, sending the measure to the House for final consideration, Reuters reported.
No Democrats supported the bill and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) was the lone Republican to oppose it.
Murkowski said she objected to bypassing the traditional appropriations process and criticized lawmakers for failing to permanently eliminate a controversial fund tied to the legislation.
