Senate Republicans approve budget framework, pushing past Democratic objections after all-night vote

[Dulcinea]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican senators pushed a $340 billion budget framework to passage early Friday, chugging through an all-night session and Democratic opposition in a step toward unleashing money the Trump administration says it needs for mass deportations and border security that top their agenda.

The hours-long “vote-a-rama” rambled along in a dreaded but crucial part of the budget process, as senators considered one amendment after another, largely from Democrats trying to halt it. But Republicans used their majority power to muscle the package to approval on a largely party-line vote, 52-48, with all Democrats and one GOP senator opposing it.
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Graham said President Donald Trump’s top immigration czar, Tom Homan, told senators that the administration’s deportation operations are “out of money” and need more funding from Congress to detain and deport immigrants.

With little power in the minority to stop the onslaught, Democrats instead used the all-night debate to force GOP senators into potentially embarrassing votes — including the first one, on blocking tax breaks to billionaires. It was turned back on procedural grounds. So were many others.

https://apnews.com/article/senate-budget-trump-tax-cuts-deportations-48f6565ccb0fd6002734dbb5c3c3ffb7

[Lovie777]

1. Well shithole musk republicans hates government anyways...........

and are considering doing away with the IRS, the department that brings in majority of the governments money to pay for immigration lock down and the federal politician's paychecks, and which also helps supports monies for other federal departments.

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[somsai]

2. The house side is also working on the budget

and the two have to come together with only losing like one vote on the R side of the house in order to pass.

I just don't see it happening, not what they have planned anyway.

I understand the cuts to Medicare/Medicaid are targeted to as not to hit the entire programs and food stamps is only 20%, but those are huge obstacles that their own caucus will never pass.

Besides that is 4 trillion for continuation of tax cuts'

Besides that it involves 2 trillion more debt assuming a rosy growth rate.

Too many things in it that some Republicans simply won't pass even if they find a couple of Democrats to arm twist or bribe.

My prediction is they pass a hundred billion for the border, with a little pork, and push the budget out to continuing resolution without a decision on taxes that runs out in 26.