Senate GOP Parks Immigration Bill In Settlement Fund Coat Check

Clerks issued the proposal a numbered ticket and warned Trump not to validate it near the court.

Senate Republicans postponed the immigration bill after discovering its Trump-backed settlement fund provision had been filed in the wrong emotional drawer, somewhere between “border security” and “please call the Supreme Court.”

The bill was redirected to a Capitol coat check, where staff attached a barcode, two committee ribbons, and a tiny gavel-shaped AirTag to monitor whether leadership intends to have an opinion.

“This is what governing looks like when the whip count needs a therapist,” said one procedural expert.

Members were instructed to use Form PUNT-12 before discussing amendments, creating a paper trail that now has more documented movement than the legislation.

Context

Senate Republicans delayed action on an immigration bill while divided with Trump over a proposed settlement fund, as reported by Montrose Daily Press.

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