""Until we get the reforms that we want in ICE, we don't want to vote for ICE funding, knowing they already pre-funded it," Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) told reporters, referencing the $75 billion ICE received in last year's 'big, beautiful bill.'"
""A lot of the reforms are contingent on funding for ICE," Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said Tuesday afternoon. "If you're not going to have funding, I don't know how all of a sudden now you can demand reforms.""
""Every one of my colleagues, every one, A: believes we should be unified, and, B: we need reforms of ICE - every single one," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) stated."
""I can't imagine why we're doing something where everybody in federal government is not getting paid while senators get paid," Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) told Axios."
GOP senators convinced Trump to drop demands for the SAVE America Act in DHS funding negotiations. Democrats rejected the latest proposal, framing it as a concession. Republicans proposed funding DHS excluding parts of ICE's enforcement operations, with plans for additional ICE funding later. Senate Minority Leader Schumer emphasized the need for ICE reforms, while Majority Leader Thune noted that reforms depend on funding. Concerns arise from both conservative Republicans and Trump regarding the viability of the proposal and its implications for federal employee payments.
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