02/21/2025

Senate Staying up All Night to Push GOP Budget over Objections from Democrats

Democrats are using the all-night debate With little power in the minority to stop it

Senators kept chugging through an all-night budget “vote-a-rama,” a crucial, if dreaded, step toward unleashing a $340 billion package President Donald Trump’s team says it needs for mass deportations and security measures that top the Republican agenda.

If ever there was a time to watch Congress in action, this might be it. Or not. Senators have been voting for hours, as late Thursday night turned into early Friday, on one amendment after another, largely from Democrats trying to halt the package. The result will be a final push by the Republicans to use their majority power to pass it on a party-line vote, likely by morning.

“What we’re doing today is jumpstarting a process that will allow the Republican Party to meet President Trump’s immigration agenda,” Senate Budget Committee chair Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said while opening the debate.

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