“We have a multistep process ahead of us, but at the end Republicans will have helped ensure that America's borders are secure and prevented Democrats from defunding these important agencies.
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Senate Adopts $70 Billion Budget Resolution to Fund ICE and Border Patrol
April 23, 2026
In the predawn hours of April 23, 2026, the Senate voted 50-48 to adopt a non-binding budget resolution that unlocks up to $70 billion in funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Patrol, a key step toward ending the partial Department of Homeland Security shutdown that began in mid-February. Republicans Rand Paul of Kentucky and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska were the only members of their party to vote against the resolution. The measure authorizes the Senate Judiciary and Homeland Security committees to draft reconciliation legislation funding the two agencies for three years, through the end of President Trump's term. The resolution now moves to the House, which has not yet voted. Speaker Mike Johnson said he expects the House to pass it. President Trump has set a June 1 deadline for final passage of the reconciliation bill.
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“Congress ought to fund border security but we should be good stewards of the taxpayer dollars and fully pay for the $70 billion to secure our borders.
“This is the last train leaving the station.
“Republicans want to shell out billions of dollars to Donald Trump's private army without any common-sense restraints or reforms.
“This will be a reconciliation of contrasts, and we are relishing that fight.
“We'll figure this out. We've got lots of discussion today and in the coming days to make sure we can get that through and I think we will.
“It's not my preference, but it is reality.
“I think people recognize that we have to act quickly. The more you add the more that slows the process down.
“After the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, people across the country demanded ICE be reined in. But instead of working with Democrats to enact real reform, Republicans rejected the most basic accountability measures, and now they're rushing to give ICE billions of dollars more.