Senate rejects measures meant to lower the cost of gas, groceries

(USA Today) WASHINGTON – In a flurry of rapid-fire votes, most Senate Republicans spurned a group of measures Democrats said would lower everyday costs for Americans while separately moving to approve $70 billion for immigration enforcement.

In the early-morning hours April 23, Democrats tried to attach a series of amendments to a federal budget blueprint. Their legislation, they said, would have ultimately brought down rates for gas, groceries, health care and school meals by creating reserve funds, blocking future price-hiking bills and reversing food stamp cuts.

GOP lawmakers accused their counterparts of orchestrating political stunts and said they were prolonging the record-long shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security.

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