{"id":193149,"date":"2021-03-06T16:15:18","date_gmt":"2021-03-06T21:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=193149"},"modified":"2021-03-06T16:15:21","modified_gmt":"2021-03-06T21:15:21","slug":"proposal-to-block-illegal-immigrants-from-receiving-stimulus-blocked-by-senate-democrats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/proposal-to-block-illegal-immigrants-from-receiving-stimulus-blocked-by-senate-democrats\/","title":{"rendered":"Proposal to block illegal immigrants from receiving stimulus blocked by Senate Democrats"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fproposal-to-block-illegal-immigrants-from-receiving-stimulus-blocked-by-senate-democrats%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=193149&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2382766\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2382766\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sen. Ted Cruz spoke during a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Senate Committee on Rules and Administration joint hearing Wednesday, March 3, 2021. (Greg Nash\/Pool via AP)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 1:10 PM PT \u2013 Saturday, March 6, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>A GOP-backed proposal to block illegal aliens from receiving stimulus checks was blocked by Democrats. Split by party lines, the amendment failed 49-50 in the upper chamber on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Bill sponsor Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said Democrats COVID relief fails to address the \u201creal needs\u201d of Americans, while spending taxpayer dollars on illegal immigrants.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Democrats just voted against my amendment that would have prevented American taxpayer dollars from being handed out to illegal aliens in the form of $1,400 stimulus checks. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zYNGrC9dqZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/zYNGrC9dqZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenTedCruz\/status\/1368224980048183297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This came after several Democrats broke from their party to support a similar bill, but were shut down by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.).<\/p>\n<p>Reports said Cruz\u2019s proposal would have saved taxpayers nearly $8 billion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe question for the American people to answer is, should your money, should taxpayer money be set? $1,400 to every illegal alien in America,\u201d Cruz stated. \u201cThis amendment provides that it should not, that stimulus checks should only go to American citizens or to people lawfully present.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Democrats suggested Cruz exaggerated funds going to illegal immigrants, despite concerns about the issue within their own party.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/commerce-secy-raimondo-owns-stake-in-chinese-conglomerate\/\">Commerce Secy. Raimondo Owns Stake In Chinese Conglomerate<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Ted Cruz spoke during a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Senate Committee on Rules and Administration joint hearing Wednesday, March 3, 2021. 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