The Senate has voted to begin debate on a $40 billion Homeland Security funding bill, ending weeks of gridlock over the measure.
The vote was 98-2 and came after Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., promised Democrats he will allow amendments for legislation that would strip out language to curb President Obama’s executive actions on immigration. The deal includes a separate vote that would block the president’s immigration directives.
The legislation faces an uncertain future in the House, where conservatives have said they will oppose any deal that uncouples the spending bill from language blocking the president’s executive action.
