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Federal charges against the New Jersey congresswoman became a focal point in the debate over detention facility funding and border policies.
House Republicans are committed to an extraordinary influx of funding to ramp up the president’s deportation agenda and border enforcement.
The House-passed bill includes a large tax cut, as well as more money for defense and immigration enforcement, financed in part by slashing health, nutrition, education and clean energy programs.
The goal of the changes, which head to the Senate next week, is to save money and send a signal that Republicans are tough on immigration.
After a meeting with Trump and conservative holdouts, Speaker Mike Johnson said he planned told hold a floor vote Wednesday night or Thursday morning.
The Trump administration’s efforts and the G.O.P.’s tax bill aim to restrict benefits for families that include immigrants without permanent legal status.
House Republicans worked through the night and met with Trump to move a megabill advancing the president's legislative agenda through a key committee.