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In reply to the discussion: Good reporting here on a very bad situation in the House majority. I had not fully appreciated just [View all]Me.
(35,454 posts)The all or nothing, take it or leave option after the House voted against the original bill which provided oversight but also funding for the border patrol. Nancy chose to take and get some money to the children rather than nothing. I wonder if the children would've voted for ideology over any relief they could get?
"In order to get resources to the children fastest, we will reluctantly pass the Senate bill," Pelosi wrote.
The original House version of the $4.5 billion border funding bill included oversight provisions to hold the administration accountable for the conditions at migrant facilities, and provided no funding for border wall construction. Some progressives in the House nevertheless voted against the bill because it funded Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Patrol.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/border-bill-house-passes-4-6-billion-senate-bill-for-emergency-funding-along-border/