ICE and CBP Have $95 Billion in Unobligated Funds Despite Receiving $70 Billion in New Funding
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The U.S. Senate Committee on the Budget reports that after Republicans passed the Secure America Act giving ICE and CBP nearly $70 billion in new funding, data from OMB shows the two agencies still have $95 billion in unobligated funding from previous appropriations as of the end of May. The article highlights what it portrays as a disconnect between new funding requests and existing unspent funds.
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bskyICE and CBP Have $95 Billion in Unobligated Funds Despite Receiving $70 Billion in New Fundingbudget.senate.govKey quotes
· 2 pulledAfter President Trump signed into law the Secure America Act, a Republican funding bill that gave Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) nearly $70 billion in new funding
data from the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) SF-133 reports shows that, as of the end of May, the two agencies are still sitting on
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