organization that murdered 2 American Citizens while violating our 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, 10th and 14th Amendments.

The Dems are All-In on funding TSA, Coast Guard, etc...just not ICE and CBP until Trump has them act responsibly.

btw, both parties strip portions of bills from consideration until a later time, per this summary...

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AI Overview
It is a common and routine procedure in the U.S. Congress to separate, remove, or modify specific sections of a bill under consideration, although the exact method varies by chamber and the level of controversy. While the final goal is to pass a cohesive bill, leadership often splits controversial sections to prevent them from sinking the entire legislative package.

Here is a breakdown of how and why this happens:

1. Methods Used to Separate Sections

Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute (Senate/House): A committee or leadership will often replace the entire text of a bill with a new version, effectively stripping out contentious sections before it hits the floor.

Dividing an Amendment (Senate): Senators can demand that a complex amendment be divided into two or more parts to be voted on separately.

"Table" or Strike a Provision (House/Senate): Members can offer amendments to strike a specific section, or move to table (kill) a part of the bill, while passing the rest.
Separate Votes on Amendments: The Speaker of the House or Senate leadership may "stack" votes, allowing a contentious part to be voted on separately from the final passage of the bill.

2. Frequency and Context
Extremely Common in Committee: During "markups," committees frequently amend, remove, or add sections to bills.

Routine in the Senate: The Senate often uses unanimous consent agreements to manage complex legislation, which may include separating parts of a bill for separate votes or postponing votes on certain amendments.

Rules Committee (House): The House Rules Committee often shapes how amendments are offered, including allowing separate votes on controversial provisions (e.g., in a "rule" that governs debate).

3. Examples and Scenarios
Budgeting/Reconciliation: When passing large reconciliation bills, controversial provisions that cannot meet strict senate rules (like the Byrd Rule) are often dropped to ensure the rest of the bill passes.

Appropriations: Parts of a bill that are deemed "unauthorized" or controversial are often stripped out to facilitate the passage of funding bills.
Procedural Moves: A recent (March 2026) example involved the House using a procedural move to pass a "60-day stopgap" DHS funding bill after other parts were deemed likely to fail, demonstrating a "split-and-pass" approach.

Why do they do this?
To gain enough votes: Separating a controversial section allows members to vote "yes" on the overall bill while voting "no" on the contentious section.
To avoid a filibuster (Senate): Removing contentious sections can secure the 60 votes required to invoke cloture.

To speed up the process: It allows non-controversial legislation to pass quickly, while contentious parts are debated or tabled for later.
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