The Senate rejected on Aug. 4 a Republican-backed effort to add funding to restart construction of the border wall along the U.S.–Mexico border in the $1 trillion infrastructure package.
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) was the only Democrat to vote in favor of the measure. The amendment, which failed in a 48-49 vote, required 60 votes in order to bypass a key legislative hurdle to be added to the infrastructure package.
