Senate Democrats Plan to Force Amendment Votes on Immigration Funding

Democrats are preparing to force Republicans into a long series of politically charged votes as the Senate takes up a Republican bill to fund immigration enforcement.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on June 3 on the Senate floor that Democrats will use the amendment process to put Republicans on record on the cost of living, tariffs, the conduct of immigration agents, and the war with Iran.
“Republicans are fighting for [President Donald] Trump,” Schumer said. “Democrats are fighting for the American people.”
The Senate was set to vote on Wednesday afternoon on a motion to proceed to the bill, S.2, according to the Senate Republican Cloakroom….