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Republican Reconciliation Bills Add $3.2 Trillion, Skip Sanctuary City Fight

Since the debt ceiling was lifted, June interest payments outpaced Pentagon spending as the M2 money supply hit $23.05 trillion.

  • Reconciliation bills left sanctuary city funding, birthright citizenship and amnesty programs fully intact.
  • Judicial review still blocks immigration enforcement in every facet, columnist Daniel Horowitz notes.
  • National debt grew $3.2 trillion since the ceiling lifted; June interest topped military spending.

Why it matters: A majority that cannot touch sanctuary cities or birthright citizenship governs in name only.

Daniel Horowitz, Blaze Media opinion column ↗ · Jul 17, 20267/17/26 · ✓ Checked✓ Check