Senate Appropriations Committee approves $4.6B for border
The measure passed with a 30-1 vote, with only Sen. Jeff Merkley opposed./ The Senate Appropriations Committee today approved a $4.6 billion spending bill to respond to an influx of Central American families and children at the southwest border. The measure passed with a 30-1 vote, with only Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) opposed. The bulk of the funds — $2.9 billion — would fund the Health and Human Services Department’s program to house and care for unaccompanied children, according to a Republican summary. In addition, it would devote $793 ...
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