Hamas turns over correct body of hostage Shiri Bibas
Hostage Shiri Bibas's body has been returned to Israel after Hamas turned over the wrong body on Thursday.
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Senate Rejects Rand Paul's Amendment to Cut $1.5 Trillion
The Senate rejected an amendment proposed by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) that would have cut spending by $1.5 trillion.
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The Senate on Friday morning advanced its reconciliation bill which aims to advance Trumpâs priorities to secure the southern border, unleash domestic energy production, among other priorities, while leaving Trumpâs proposed tax plan for the next bill.
The 47th president had endorsed passing one âbig beautifulâ bill to pass his legislative agenda. Republicans plan to use budgetary reconciliation, an arcane legislative procedure, to pass his tax, energy, and immigration agenda, which allows Trump and congressional Republicans to bypass the Senateâs 60-vote filibuster threshold.
Despite Trumpâs endorsement, Senate Republicans moved forward with their two-bill strategy and worked into the late hours of Friday morning to advance the bill by voting on a series of amendments to the legislation in what is known as a âvote-a-rama.â
Paul proposed his amendment during this late-night series of voting, which would cut spending by $1.5 trillion.
The Senate, however, rejected the measure 74,26 with many Republicans joining Democrats to block the Kentucky conservativeâs measure.
On Thursday, the Bluegrass State senator urged his Republican colleagues to push for more aggressive spending, contending the Senate Republican budget resolution that would raise, not cut, federal spending.
âAmericans will pay dearly for Congressâs inability to say no to the welfare and warfare state. It will mean confiscatory tax rates, high inflation, rising interest rates, and a weak economy,â Paul remarked.
He asked if Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) leader Elon Musk are laser-focused on slashing spending, then why does the Senate not also follow suit.
Paul asked on the Senate floor, âIf we were fiscally conservative, why wouldnât we take the savings from Elon Musk and DOGE and move it over here and help with the border? Why would we be doing a brand new bill to increase spending by $340 billion?â
Paul was the sole Republican vote against the Senate Republican budget resolution.
Sean Moran is a policy reporter for Breitbart News. Follow him on XÂ @SeanMoran3
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