Subject: Re: Priority #1 Is Fizzling
Easy peasy.
Add a line into the next budget bill.

Sure - but when will that happen?

The reason that Thune wanted two reconciliation bills, rather than one big beautiful bill, is because he felt a border funding/energy bill could pass quickly (a matter of months) while the OBBB might drag on well into 2026. Or might not get passed at all - if the Congress can't pass a budget bill and you get pushed into CR territory, they might not be able to add any "lines" into the budget.

Meanwhile, border crossings are down, is it 95% or 97%? I can't remember.

Yep. Back to overstays making up the bulk of the illegal population.