Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) accused Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) of advocating for the terrorist organization Hezbollah during remarks on the House floor Wednesday.

Miller’s attack on the Palestinian-American congresswoman came during debate over a proposal she introduced that would block U.S. forces from entering Lebanon, a center of Hezbollah operations.

In stressing the danger Hezbollah poses to U.S. allies in the Middle East, Miller characterized Hezbollah as “butchers that you like to hang out with to a certain extent,” referring to Tlaib.

Tlaib protested Miller’s comments, prompting a shouting match between the two on the House floor.

“You advocate for terrorists on a daily basis,” Miller told Tlaib.

Tlaib requested Miller’s remarks be taken down, and his comment was ultimately stricken.

The resolution, which will likely fail due to opposition from Republicans and some Democrats, was an effort to restrict U.S. involvement in Israel’s military campaign in Lebanon. The House passed an Iran war powers resolution earlier Wednesday requiring the White House to get approval from Congress before launching new strikes.

Senate Republicans launched debate on their party-line immigration enforcement bill Wednesday — a major step after nearly two weeks of delay — but they are facing lingering internal concerns over a proposed “Anti-Weaponization Fund” that could still scuttle the legislation.

Senators voted 53-46 on party lines to advance the bill, which would provide roughly $70 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other Department of Homeland Security agencies.

An updated bill released Wednesday omits $1 billion in Secret Service security funding that had been included in an earlier draft and could have been used for President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom project. Blue Light News first reported the decision to drop the funding last month.

It also strips out Justice Department funding unrelated to the controversial settlement fund — a move that GOP leaders made in hopes of making it harder to include language restricting or eliminating the fund. Top Republicans have warned that adding such language could threaten to tank the overall bill.

“Right now, the goal is to get the base bill across the finish line, and so hopefully all of our members who have amendment ideas will … keep in mind the need that we’ve got to keep the bill together and make sure we’ve got 50 votes for it at the end,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune said.

Democrats said they did not expect to start voting on amendments until Thursday morning, but Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso expressed confidence that Republicans would ultimately have the votes to pass the bill.

“Democrats can drag it into the middle of the night if they want to, but we’re ready to go,” Barrasso said.

But several GOP senators signaled Wednesday they are still interested in adding language to block the fund, even after acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told House appropriators Tuesday that the administration would not move forward with it. While Blanche’s testimony was aimed at assuring GOP senators, his refusal to put the decision in writing and his praise for the underlying purpose of the fund — compensating Trump allies and others who were subject to allegedly politically motivated prosecutions — left some wary.

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) said Blanche’s comments did not assuage his concerns.

“You want to make sure it’s really dead, and I think we can make it really dead,” he said.

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said Blanche’s comments were “helpful” but that she would still vote for amendments to nix the fund. Sen. John Curtis (R-Utah) said he was waiting to see what specific amendments are offered and whether the Senate parliamentarian would rule that they could go in the filibuster-skirting immigration bill.

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) said Wednesday he would file his own amendment to eliminate the fund, though he acknowledged the parliamentarian could rule it needs to clear a 60-vote threshold to be added in rather than a simple majority of senators.

Tillis suggested he could ultimately vote against the overall bill if it does not include language nixing the fund.

“I wouldn’t support a bill that doesn’t have that in there,” Tillis said, adding that senators would just be “codifying the policy” that Blanche articulated Tuesday.

Calen Razor contributed to this report.

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Wednesday did not rule out removing customs agents from airports in sanctuary cities.

In a hearing before the House Homeland Security Committee, Mullin responded to Democratic New Jersey Rep. Nellie Pou, who pointed out that Mullin had recently threatened to pull customs agents from Newark Liberty Airport — among other airports — due to protests at immigration detention facilities like Delaney Hall.

Doing so, Pou said, would be “reckless and dangerous” as thousands prepare to travel to the city ahead of major events like the World Cup , where New Jersey is hosting some of the matches and the final.

Mullin replied that he would not remove the agents from Newark International Airport so long as Democratic New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill continues cooperating with DHS.

“My whole purpose of having to flex with personnel was because prior to the Gov. Sherrill allowing the state police and local police to respond, they were saying they didn’t have the resources,” Mullin said.

Pou replied: “It sounds to me like you’re agreeing that you will not be pulling any of the officers from the Newark International Airport, so long as the two entities are able to work, and it appears as though there is cooperation.”

“So long as the cooperation continues, yes ma’am, that is correct,” said Mullin.

Late last week, Sherrill deployed state troopers to an industrial corner of the city in an effort to “lower the temperature” between protestors and federal agents who have been clamoring outside the 1,000-bed, privately run detention facility in Newark, New Jersey.

Democratic leaders and advocates have repeatedly raised concerns about the conditions at the facility, and detainees recently went on a hunger and labor strike to protest the conditions. The Trump administration has denied allegations of inhumane conditions and said reports of a hunger strike were false.

Mullin’s testimony Wednesday comes as the Trump administration abandons an accelerated training program used to quickly deploy thousands of Immigration and Customs agents. Instead, DHS will certify and dispatch veteran officers to the field to give those hired under the fast-track program additional instruction.