The Senate voted Saturday morning on the party line to reject a senator-sponsored amendment. Ted Cruz
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The amendment failed by a vote of 49 to 50, with a narrow majority of the Senate voting against it.
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 stimulus controls should not go to illegal aliens in this country,” Cruz said as he introduced the amendment. “The question the American people are answering is, if taxpayers’ money should be sent $ 1,400 to all illegal aliens in America?”
Whip of the Senate majority Dick Durbin
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“The Texas senator’s statement is simply false. False! Let me be clear: undocumented immigrants do not have Social Security numbers and do not meet the requirements for stimulus checks, ”he said.
Durbin accused Cruz and other Republicans of trying to collect political ammunition for the campaign.
“They want to be able to make speeches that say checks go to undocumented people,” he said, accusing Cruz of trying to “encourage people for something that is not true.”
Eight Democrats voted for a similar effort sponsored by Young and Cotton to establish a reserve fund that would prevent illegal immigrants from receiving payments for economic impact or other temporary direct aid.
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The amendment to the Senate budget resolution was later removed by an additional amendment offered by the Senate Majority Leader. Charles Schumer
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