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House advances $1.2T package with ICE funding after Republicans overcome infighting

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Republicans voted in dramatic fashion to advance a $1.2 trillion spending package to a final vote on Thursday, overcoming threats of a GOP rebellion over Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) funding and ethanol fuel.The legislation, which narrowly passed after a prolonged standoff on the floor, clears a key procedural hurdle called a "rule vote." Rule votes, which traditionally fall along party lines, allow for debate and final consideration of select pieces of legislation. The rule was adopted by just one vote in a 214-213 result.The vote tees up two final House votes on spending legisla...

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