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Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast.
I'm Miles Parks.
I cover voting.
I'm Sam Gringlas.
I cover Congress.
And I'm Ximena Bustillo.
And I cover the Department of Homeland Security.
And today on the show,
immigration enforcement funding will not be an issue on Capitol Hill through the rest of President Trump's term.
That's because Congress just approved $70 billion to fund ICE and Border Patrol for the next three years.
Not a single Democrat voted for this bill.
But, Sam, I want to talk process here first because I am not an expert in congressional funding policy,
but it did seem important that this did not go through the normal processes to happen.
Can you explain it?