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- The Senate approved a 50-48 non-binding resolution to draft a reconciliation bill funding ICE and Border Patrol.
- $70 billion would lock in three-year financing, shielding agencies from congressional reform.
- Democrats added amendments on grocery prices and health-care costs, saying the funding should not outweigh ordinary Americans’ burdens.
- Republican leaders said they will not consider the measure until ICE and Border Patrol funding progresses, to send it to President Donald Trump soon.
