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00:02The U.S. Senate passed a bill early Friday providing $70 billion to the Department of
00:08Homeland Security for Immigration Enforcement, sending it to the House for final consideration,
00:13according to CNBC. The Senate voted 52 to 47 along party lines, with one Republican voting against.
00:20The bill funds ICE and Border Patrol operations supporting President Trump's deportation
00:26crackdown over the next three years. The bill passed without a provision to ban the $1.8 billion
00:31anti-weaponization fund that could compensate Trump's political allies. Senate Republican
00:37leader John Thune called the fund a settled issue, citing Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's
00:42congressional testimony. The House is not expected to take up the measure before next week.
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