Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is maintaining that the Democratic caucus “held the line” in opposition, but none of their demanded policy changes, such as requiring body cameras and barring face masks for immigration officers, ended up in the deal they agreed to.
“Democrats held firm in our opposition that [President] Donald Trump‘s rogue and deadly militia should not get more funding without serious reforms, and we will continue to fight for those reforms,” Schumer said on the Senate floor Friday. “I’m very proud of our Democratic caucus. Throughout it all, Senate Democrats stood united — no wavering, no backing down.”
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The Senate deal passed through a voice vote around 2:30 a.m. Friday, with five senators present on the floor. The deal did not fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement or border security operations through Customs and Border Protection, although those
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