WASHINGTON — Senators left the Capitol late Wednesday as a partisan dispute over pandemic-era border restrictions snarled debate on the massive fiscal 2023 omnibus spending package.
The entire $1.7 trillion measure is now “hanging by a thread,” as Republicans push for a simple majority vote on a GOP amendment that Democrats won't agree to, Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., said.
According to senators, the last remaining obstacle to a time agreement that could grease the wheels for passage was a dispute over an amendment from Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, to extend Title 42 asylum restrictions. Lee and other Republicans argue the amendment is germane and should only require a simple majority for adoption.
