02/08/2024

Senate Republicans Block Bipartisan Border Package

They scuttled the deal they had demanded from Democrats

Senate Republicans blocked a bipartisan border package Wednesday, scuttling months of negotiations with Democrats on legislation intended to cut back record numbers of illegal border crossings.

Many Republicans said the election-year compromise wasn’t enough, even as supporters of the bill insisted it represented the most comprehensive bipartisan border proposal in years and included many Republican priorities.

The 49-50 vote — far short of the 60 ayes needed to take up the bill — came after most Republicans said they would vote against the legislation, which also includes $60 billion in wartime aid to Ukraine and $14 billion for Israel and was backed by President Joe Biden. GOP lawmakers had insisted that the money for conflicts abroad be paired with help for the U.S. border.

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