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Ed Markey: Republicans voted last night under the cover of darkness to give a $70 billion blank check to Trump’s ICE thugs, placed…

On the recordJune 6, 2026
Republicans voted last night under the cover of darkness to give a $70 billion blank check to Trump’s ICE thugs, placed no checks on the $1.8 billion slush fund for January 6th insurrectionists, and blocked every amendment that would lower costs for the American people.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Statement on Republican budget bill for ICE and CBP funding.

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