THE REPUBLICAN AGENDA: COSTS. CHAOS. CORRUPTION.

Senate Committee on Appropriations · May 21, 2026

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Opening charge: 'costs, chaos, and corruption'

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A lawmaker opened by framing the debate around three themes: the bill's cost, the disruption it would cause, and alleged corruption, citing a $70,000,000,000 price tag as emblematic of the problem.

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At a Senate Committee on Appropriations meeting, a lawmaker sharply criticized the reconciliation bill, calling it costly and corrupt and saying it does not fund health care, housing or education. The speaker also accused ICE and CBP of misconduct and described an $1,800,000,000 settlement as self-dealing, urging colleagues to act.

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