Dems points:

- high national debt is one of the greatest threats to national security

- the bill would eliminate spending curtailments and tax breaks (Dem initiated) that have been slowing the national debt growth

- families and children will suffer from having losing medical and other care

- Reps say the bill is needed because Biden's overspending and the bill would reduce the national debt (failed to acknowledge the bill's own language saying it would increase the national debt by 3.3 trillion and the national debt ceiling by 5 trillion)

Other Rep points:

- the border must be secured because Biden took down the wall (not true)

- the bill is needed to extend a tax cut that would help working families (the tax cut is for corporations, not working people)

Reps confirm the bill would require folks to work a minimum of 20 hours per week to receive low-income benefits.

Reps also say, if you have kids, then bring them to work with you.

Reps acknowledge this is a historic and unprecedented bill, but claims it is needed to use public money in a more effective manner.

Dems quote the most recent versions of the bills, which would increase the national debt ceiling by 5 trillion dollars.

Dems argue that this bill is supposed to be a "budget reconciliation" bill, so moving money around to address changes in the budget. The outcome should be no increase to the budget.

But the Reps are stuffing this bill with pork that would inflate that national debt by 3.3 trillion.

There's currently a break in the reading to address a point and order. The Reps denied the request. Dems have one hour to debate the issue.

- someone else did the math: the bill would make ICE (by itself) the 7th largest military (by budget) in the world

- if you are arrested by ICE (correctly or not), you must pay $5,000. No waiver or reductions.

The administration is trying to make immigration a cash cow. Oh, and each of these fees are a minimum; they increase annually in response to inflation and DHS can set higher fees as it sees fit

- fee to apply for suspension of deportation is $600. No waivers or reductions.

- fee to cancel removal of a lawful, permanent residence is $600, no waivers or reductions. You read that right. If you're lawfully in the US and you get wrongfully picked up for removal, you still have to pay to stay!

- fee to appeal any immigration decision is $900. No waiver or reductions.