Senate Democrats have received redrafted text from Republicans of their party-line immigration enforcement bill, according to a person granted anonymity to describe behind-the-scenes developments. The revised text given to Democrats does not include a controversial Secret Service provision that could fund parts of a new White House ballroom because Republicans are still updating that language.
The revision comes after Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled that some provisions of the GOP bill would not quality for the party-line budget reconciliation process, forcing Republicans back to the drawing board in their bid to avoid a Democratic filibuster.
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