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00:02The House passed a $70 billion Republican-led immigration enforcement bill in a 214 to 212 vote,
00:10ending months of congressional gridlock over funding for immigration and customs enforcement
00:14and border patrol, according to The Wall Street Journal.
00:17The Senate cleared the measure the prior week using a special budget process that let Republicans
00:22bypass the standard 60-vote threshold. Congress had funded most of the Department of Homeland
00:26Security earlier this year, but Democratic opposition stalled money for immigration
00:31enforcement agencies after the deaths of two American citizens during enforcement operations
00:36in Minnesota. The stalemate triggered a partial government shutdown that threatened to disrupt
00:40air travel. The bill funds immigration enforcement through the rest of Trump's second term.
00:46President Trump is expected to sign it. For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.
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