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House Schedules Tuesday $70B Immigration Vote Amid Primaries

6/9/2026

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Mike Johnson warns

House Speaker Mike Johnson warned that primary-season attendance challenges make the timing of the immigration funding vote critical.
The U.S. House of Representatives will vote Tuesday on a $70 billion immigration enforcement funding bill approved by the Senate Friday.
House GOP leaders postponed the vote after earlier planning a late-week schedule.
Republicans used the budget reconciliation process to approve the funding with a simple Senate majority.

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Mike Johnson warns

House Speaker Mike Johnson warned that primary-season attendance challenges make the timing of the immigration funding vote critical.
The U.S. House of Representatives will vote Tuesday on a $70 billion immigration enforcement funding bill approved by the Senate Friday.
House GOP leaders postponed the vote after earlier planning a late-week schedule.
Republicans used the budget reconciliation process to approve the funding with a simple Senate majority.

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