Pelosi told Democrats that a vote against the emergency funding bill for the border would be a vote for Trump
House Democratic leaders emerged from a closed-door caucus meeting Tuesday confident that they had secured the votes for a contentious border funding bill even as they continued to privately discuss tweaks to appease progressives.final sales pitch to the caucus ahead of a Tuesday afternoon floor vote, arguing that Democrats need to stand behind their plan to
By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time. "If there’s not a hammer, then it’s not really enforceable. So we just want to make sure there’s a little stronger language on that," Pocan said. "We're so close." Democrats also agreed to changes that tighten restrictions for short-term detention facilities, known as influx shelters, stating that no child could be kept in a shelter for more than 90 days. The new language would also ensure that all migrants in U.S. custody have access to translation services.
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