12/19/2023

Ukraine, Border Security Deal Appears Unlikely Before the Holidays

Senators cannot find a compromise

Senate negotiators and the White House are scrambling to strike a last-minute deal on a framework for border policy changes that Republicans have demanded in exchange for approving billions in military aid for Ukraine. 

But such a deal appears unlikely to come together before Senators leave town for the holidays later this week. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have voiced skepticism about reaching a deal and progressive Democrats have raised concerns that the White House may be yielding to conservative pressures.

The complex negotiations, triggered by Senate Republicans blocking a $110.5 billion foreign-aid bill earlier this month, have become a high-stakes challenge for lawmakers and President Joe Biden as the U.S. is set to run out of funding to provide more weapons and equipment to Ukraine by the end of the year.

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