Senate passes emergency border aid money as Trump faces anger over treatment of migrants
It now has to reconcile the measure with a separate, $4.5 billion aid bill passed by Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats.
A man feds his daughter, both originally from Honduras, as they relax at the El Calvario Methodist Church which is housing migrants who are seeking asylum, after they were released by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on June 3, 2019 in Las Cruces, New Mexico.The Senate passed an emergency border aid plan Wednesday, setting up a rush to reconcile it with a separate House bill amid anger over the Trump administration's treatment of migrant children.
Now, the two chambers will try to reconcile their plans. Earlier Wednesday, the Senate voted down the House-passed version of the bill by a 55-37 margin. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi also said she would not take up the Senate-approved plan, telling reporters "there are some improvements that we think can be reconciled," according to NBC News.
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