The Senate is finalizing a deal that should unblock a border security bill with Mexico and aid to Ukraine. However, Congress warned that the document was “stillborn.”
The upper house of the US Congress is poised to confront the lower house on the issue of border security legislation, which also includes aid to Ukraine. The Hill wrote this on Tuesday, January 30.
Earlier, House Speaker Republican Mike Johnson warned that the Senate bill was likely “dead” when it reached the lower chamber.
It was noted that the leader of the Republican Senate Mitch McConnell and his allies are not ignoring Johnson, but are betting that the law will be passed by the Senate with the support of the Republicans in the lower house of parliament.
Senior aides said they expected the legislation to reach the Senate by the end of next week, although leaders had not formally announced a decision in time. hostilities and undermined confidence in America on the part of its allies,” the material said.
According to Democratic analyst Jonathan Cott, there are enough Republicans in the Senate who have been working on this bill for four to five months.
“There are also many Senate Republicans who were there in 2013 when we got 68 votes for bipartisan immigration reform, but saw it die in the House. These people still know we have a problem to solve, and they’re ready.” do it despite what Donald Trump is trying to do,” Cott said.
At the same time, his “companion” from the Republican camp, Scott Jennings, believes that it will be difficult to defend the border agreement with other critics, since its full text has not yet been made public.
“There’s a risk. If Republicans say there’s a specific reason we’re abandoning this deal that’s clearly political, there’s obviously a political risk there,” Jennings said.
In turn, one of the negotiators, Senator Thom Tillis, warned that “if we don’t do it, it won’t be done in the Trump administration, because “we don’t have the votes.”
“If we do our job and get the support of key organizations like the Border Patrol Council, go to law enforcement, talk to Texas officials, do the work, then I believe we will give Speaker Johnson There’s a lot to consider to try to move forward.” it’s forward,” he said.
As you know, US President Joe Biden asked Congress in October of last year to approve additional funding, including more than $60 billion for Ukraine. However, Republicans are still blocking it because of the contradictions between the parties on the issue of border security with Mexico.
The media also reported that US aid to Ukraine is under threat due to the influence of Donald Trump.
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