Senate Republicans demanded that border security be added to a White House request for aid to Ukraine and Israel, but they are now balking at the details of a potential border deal.
Senate Republicans demanded that border security be added to a White House request for aid to Ukraine and Israel, but they are now balking at the details of a potential border deal.
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Senate Republicans demanded that President Biden’s national security funding package for Ukraine be tied to policy changes to address the crisis at the southwest border.
But by Wednesday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., appeared to signal he’s ready to move on and focus on getting money to two key allies of the U.S. at war.
The top Democratic negotiator working on a border plan, Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut, has signaled for days that the deal is basically done but that getting signoff from the GOP to move ahead is the holdup.
Lankford spent time on Sunday talk shows swatting down leaks about the plan, which conservative media outlets are painting as a green light for 5,000 additional migrants a day.
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, who was an early advocate of linking money for Ukraine to changes to the Biden administration’s policies, said people need time to see an official piece of legislation.
Cruz blamed Senate Democrats for crafting a bill that “allows Joe Biden to continue the open borders,” despite the months of bipartisan negotiations that have taken place.
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