From the NY Times: “The House took its first step early Thursday toward a final vote on President Trump’s marquee domestic policy bill, after Republicans put down a revolt by conservative holdouts that had threatened to sink it…
Representative Hakeem Jeffries of New York, the Democratic leader who began speaking on the floor of the House at 4:53 a.m., just earned bronze: his is officially the third longest House speech in the chamber’s history. There is buzz in the Capitol over whether he is trying for the longest House floor speech, a record held by former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who once spoke for over 8.5 hours.”
From the LA Times:
“The budget bill would make Immigration and Customs Enforcement the highest-funded law enforcement agency in the federal government, exceeding its current yearly $3.4-billion detention budget many times over. It also would impose fees on immigration services that were once free or less expensive and make it easier for local law enforcement to work with federal authorities on immigration.”
“Though the legislation is still evolving, the immigration provisions in the House and Senate versions are similar and not subject to the intense debates on other issues, such as Medicaid or taxes.”
J.T.