WASHINGTON ¨C U.S. Senate Republicans abandoned plans to vote on an ICE funding bill on Thursday in an act of revolt over one of U.S. President Donald Trump¡¯s priorities: a $1.8 billion fund for victims of government ¡°weaponization,¡± including those convicted of crimes during the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.
The Senate walked ?away from a planned vote on a $72 billion bill funding Trump¡¯s massive migrant deportation program, delaying the vote at least ?until June, ?when lawmakers return from a Memorial Day holiday recess.
From the beginning, Senate Majority Leader John ?Thune said the legislation should be narrowly targeted to secure the $72 billion. But at Trump¡¯s behest, the $1.8 billion ¡°weaponization¡± fund and another $1 billion for building a White House ballroom became major sticking points.
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