“It has clearly become weaponized,” said Sen. Thom Tillis, a North Carolina Republican taking part in the talks.
Senators vexed by Biden's unwillingness to rework vice president's role in Electoral College
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Sen. Thom Tillis, the North Carolina Republican leading the legislation, said reports of $450,000 payments to illegal immigrants were “an insult to all hardworking Americans” who would foot the bill.
GOP senators announce bill to block payments to illegal immigrants from separated families
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