The Senate passed a resolution to potentially allocate $70 billion for border security, with debate focusing on funding sources and spending priorities. Senator Paul proposed amendments to offset costs through cuts to foreign aid, refugee welfare, and other programs, while Senator Murkowski expressed concerns about immigration enforcement practices. The legislation now moves to the House for further consideration.
resolutionThe measure advanced with a 50-48 call early Thursday, with all but two Republicans voting in favor of advancing the GOP plan that could see the eventual approval of around $70 billion in additional funding forSen.
Paul, who chairs the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, raised issue with the breakdown of the numbers, suggesting cuts be made elsewhere.
“Congress ought to fund border security, but we should be good stewards of the taxpayer dollars and fully pay for the $70 billion to secure our borders,” he Paul instead suggested an amendment, proposing the elimination of $5 billion in refugee welfare, cutting more than $45 billion in foreign aid, slashing the National Science Foundation by nearly $4 billion, and reducing the Department of Education by 16%.led by Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina that would have allowed the Judiciary and Homeland Security committees to spend up to $175 billion to implement Trump’s border security agenda.
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul speaks with reporters during the Senate War Powers vote on April 22, 2026, in Washington, D.C. Sen. Murkowski, a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, did not immediately comment on her vote opposing Thursday's measure, but she has previously been a vocal critic of the Trump Administration’s handling of immigration enforcement.
Murkowski insisted the killing should “raise serious questions within the Administration about the adequacy of immigration-enforcement training and the instructions officers are given on carrying out their mission. ” Meanwhile, following the vote in the early hours of Thursday morning, the legislation will now move to the House.
If the budget framework is adopted, it would allow congressional committees to begin drafting separate legislation outlining how the $70 billion would be spent, which Trump would then need to sign into law. The funding is expected to run for three years, coinciding with the end of Trump’s presidency in January 2029.
“The vast majority of Republicans stuck together to do something Democrats are refusing to do: Fully fund the Border Patrol and ICE for three and a half years through the Trump presidency,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune stressed there is a “multistep process ahead of us," yet told reporters he's“When America’s crying out for real relief on the skyrocketing cost of living, Republicans are spending another $140 billion on Trump’s private militia, on these two rogue agencies that have no restraint,” hean apology over the comment on Thursday, referring to it as “one of the most egregious, incorrect, unpatriotic, and dangerous statements” he had ever heard from a politician.in March to fund DHS whilst leaving out funding for ICE and some parts of Border and Customs Patrol .
However,the agency via executive action, but if funding runs out again before the DHS is fully reopened, there are concerns travelers in the U.S. could see a return of long airport lines and significant delays. The 3 Words You Should Never Say to Someone Going Through a Hard Time
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