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On June 24, 2013, the Senate passed an amendment providing for high-tech surveillance equipment and doubling the number of border agents to about 40,000. [21] On June 27, 2013, the Senate passed the bill by a vote of 68 to 32. All 52 Democrats, both Independents, and 14 Republicans voted in favor of the bill. [22]
The House rejected a standalone bill to provide aid to Israel on Tuesday amid congressional infighting over the Senate border bill. The House vote, 250-180, fell short of the two-thirds majority ...
If passed into law, the bill would allow migrants who come to the border through lawful ports of entry and families to enter the U.S. under federal supervision for 90 days while they complete ...
Senate negotiators on Friday reached a deal on a proposal to overhaul the asylum system at the U.S. border with Mexico, clearing the way for Democratic and Republican Senate leaders to begin the ...
Under Senate rules, the bill needed 60 votes for cloture to overcome a filibuster. Facing Republican opposition, the White House indicated the possibility of breaking the reform bill into pieces so that portions more likely to be approved (like the DACA, and employment visa provisions), could pass sooner. [16]
By Richard Cowan and Costas Pitas. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate on Sunday unveiled a $118 billion bipartisan border security bill that would also provide aid to Ukraine and Israel, but it ...
The Gang of Eight was a bipartisan group of eight United States Senators—four Democrats and four Republicans—who wrote the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013. [1] In June 2013, S.744 passed the Senate with a strong majority—68–32, with 14 Republicans joining all Democrats.
Senate Budget Committee chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) finally released a “blueprint” bill covering border security, energy and military funding on Friday after House Republicans delayed ...