Republicans will come back from recess next week with just a handful of legislative days to surmount multiple procedural hurdles to fund immigration and border enforcement by President Donald Trump’s June 1 deadline.
A handful of key committees and both chambers of Congress will have to vote to complete the budget reconciliation process. That allows Republicans to circumvent Senate filibuster rules and pass legislation released Monday night that would spend $72 billion on Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Protection, and other agencies.
Both chambers are scheduled to be out the week of May 25 because of Memorial Day. ...