Mike Collins of Georgia voted three times in June and July 2025 for the rescissions package (roll call 168; roll call 203) that canceled money Congress had already approved, including $1.1 billion for public broadcasting; Georgia Public Broadcasting lost about $4.2 million in 2026.
Collins also voted for the 2025 tax-and-spending law's $45 billion for ICE detention, which has been a boon for private prison companies, and in June 2026 cast a deciding vote for $69.5 billion more for ICE and Border Patrol (roll call 214).
Mike Collins's Votes on Rescissions and Where the Money Went
- Collins Voted Three Times for the 2025 Rescissions Package That Canceled $1.1 Billion for Public Broadcasting. On June 11, 2025, Mike Collins voted for the rule that brought the Rescissions Act to the floor, and on June 12 he voted yes on the bill, which passed 214 to 212, a margin at which a switch by him alone would have tied the vote, and a tie fails. On July 18, 2025 he voted for the resolution under which the House was deemed to have concurred in the Senate amendment, which passed 216 to 213 and sent the package to the President. The law took back money Congress had already approved, including $1.1 billion in funding for public broadcasting through fiscal year 2027. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting then announced its board voted to dissolve itself after 58 years as an organization, and PBS said it was cutting about 15% of its jobs.
- Collins Voted for $45 Billion in ICE Detention Money That Fed a Contractor Boom, in July 2025. On July 3, 2025, Collins voted for final passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, after voting for the House version, which passed 215 to 214. The law appropriates $45,000,000,000, for single adult alien detention capacity and family residential center capacity, available until September 30, 2029, part of the $170.7 billion it directs toward immigration and border enforcement. NPR reported that the money has been a boon for private prison companies, and a Project on Government Oversight review found that one ICE charter-flight contractor, CSI Aviation was awarded US$1.2 billion in contracts (a 238 percent increase over the previous year) in 2025.
- Collins Cast a Deciding Vote for $69.5 Billion More for ICE and Border Patrol in June 2026. On June 9, 2026, Collins voted yes on S. 2, the Secure America Act, which passed the House 214 to 212; a switch by him alone would have tied it, and a tie fails. The law gives ICE and CBP a total of $69.5 billion dollars until September 30, 2029. With the 2025 law, Congress has now provided nearly a quarter of a trillion dollars to DHS through the budget reconciliation process, the American Immigration Council wrote.
What the Spending Votes Mike Collins Cast Mean for Georgia
- Public broadcasting. Georgia Public Broadcasting lost federal money that made up about 10% of its budget, or roughly $4.2 million this year, and Atlanta's WABE said they must replace $1.9 million, Atlanta News First reported in January 2026.
- Detention growth. With the 2025 law's detention money, Folkston is set to expand to 3,000 beds, making the ICE Processing Center in Charlton County the largest in the nation, The Current GA reported.
Frequently Asked Questions About Mike Collins on Government spending
What is Mike Collins's record on government spending under Trump?
Mike Collins of Georgia voted three times for the 2025 rescissions package, which canceled $1.1 billion for public broadcasting, passing the House version by two votes. He voted for the 2025 tax-and-spending law's $45 billion in ICE detention money and in June 2026 cast a deciding vote for $69.5 billion more for ICE and Border Patrol.
How did Mike Collins vote on cutting funding for PBS, NPR and Georgia Public Broadcasting?
Mike Collins voted for the rescissions package on June 12, 2025 and for the rule that cleared its final version on July 18, 2025. The law took back $1.1 billion through fiscal 2027, and Georgia Public Broadcasting lost about $4.2 million, roughly a tenth of its budget.
Who gained from the ICE money Mike Collins voted for?
Mike Collins voted for the 2025 law that gave ICE $45 billion for detention capacity, money NPR found has been a boon for private prison companies that lobbied for the law. One charter-flight contractor's ICE awards rose 238 percent in 2025, according to a Project on Government Oversight review.
Last updated: 2026-10-25