Border Crisis Funding Advances in Senate
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iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The Senate advanced an emergency supplemental bill Wednesday morning that includes $2.7 billion in funding for the border crisis.
The Senate voted 63 to 33 to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure, the initial procedural vote on the bill, which also includes $225 million for the Iron Dome and $615 million for combating wildfires. (It’s unclear at this time when the next vote would be.)
The Senate’s measure is $1 billion less than what President Obama requested to address the influx of unaccompanied minors crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. The Republican-controlled House is considering a much smaller package — $659 million — for the border.
Notably, two Senate Democrats in tough midterm races this year voted against advancing the measure — Sens. Kay Hagan, D-N.C., and Mary Landrieu, D-La.
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