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Immigration funding bill derailed

CQ Budget, Episode No. 393

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche angered GOP senators who punted on their reconciliation bill.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche angered GOP senators who punted on their reconciliation bill. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

The surprise creation of a Justice Department “anti-weaponization” fund outraged Senate Republicans and disrupted plans to pass their reconciliation bill for immigration enforcement before the Memorial Day recess.

CQ Roll Call’s Aris Folley and Jacob Fulton join host David Lerman in assessing the blowup and the challenge ahead for getting the reconciliation bill back on track.

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