The Senate voted along party lines Saturday morning to reject an amendment sponsored by Sen. Ted Cruz
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The amendment failed with a vote of 49 to 50, with a narrow Senate majority voting against.
Eight Democrats had voted for a similar amendment sponsored by Sens. Todd Young
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All Republicans voted for it.
“This amendment before us today states that incentive checks should not go to illegal aliens in this country,” Cruz said as he introduced the amendment. “The question the American people must answer is, should your money, tax dollars, $ 1,400, be sent to every illegal alien in America?”
Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin
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The Texas senator’s statement is downright false. False! Let me be clear: undocumented immigrants do not have a social security number and they are not eligible for incentives, ”he said.
Durbin accused Cruz and other Republicans of collecting political ammunition for the campaign trail.
“They want to be able to make speeches saying the checks are going to undocumented migrants,” he said, accusing Cruz of “inciting people about something that’s not true.”
Eight Democrats voted in favor of a similar effort, sponsored by Young and Cotton, to establish a reserve fund to prevent illegal immigrants from receiving payments for economic impact or other direct temporary aid.
They were Sens. Maggie Hassan
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The amendment to the Senate budget resolution was later dropped by a replacement amendment presented by the Senate majority leader Charles Schumer
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