{"id":2116462,"date":"2023-12-05T14:50:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T19:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-johnson-wants-transformative-border-security-reforms-in-exchange-for-ukraine-aid\/"},"modified":"2023-12-05T14:55:29","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T19:55:29","slug":"speaker-johnson-wants-transformative-border-security-reforms-in-exchange-for-ukraine-aid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-johnson-wants-transformative-border-security-reforms-in-exchange-for-ukraine-aid\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaker Johnson seeks significant border security reforms in return for Ukraine aid"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fspeaker-johnson-wants-transformative-border-security-reforms-in-exchange-for-ukraine-aid%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2116462&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>More Aid to Ukraine Must Be \u200bCoupled with &#8220;Transformative&#8221; Border Security Reforms, Says House Speaker Mike \u200cJohnson<\/h2>\n<p>House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/mike-johnson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA) emphasized the need for &#8220;transformative&#8221; border security \u2064reforms alongside increased aid to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukraine<\/a> on\u200d Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson promptly responded to the White \u200bHouse with \u200ca formal\u200c letter\u2064 after Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/speaker-johnson-blasts-biden-admin-in-dust-up-over-ukraine-aid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">warned<\/a> Congress\u2064 about the dwindling $111 \u2062billion\u200b in supplemental funds allocated\u200b to Ukraine for its ongoing\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/ukraine-russia-war\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fight against Russia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In his letter, Johnson demanded the enactment of &#8220;transformative change to our nation&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-reps-introduce-resolution-to-censure-biden-over-border-crisis\/\" title=\"GOP reps. introduce resolution to censure Biden over border crisis\">border security laws<\/a>,&#8221; a\u200b position he had previously made \u2063clear during his visit to the White House. He emphasized that the GOP-led House had \u200dalready passed a bill \u2062earlier\u200c this year, which included measures such as resuming construction of a border \u200dwall, increasing visa \u2062overstay penalties, and implementing asylum and immigration parole reform.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My response to the White \u200cHouse\u2063 on their lack of a clearly defined\u200d strategy and end game for prevailing in Ukraine and the need for transformative change \u200bto our\u200c nation\u2019s border security laws: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JZZhIp7K4v\">pic.twitter.com\/JZZhIp7K4v<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerJohnson\/status\/1732060427075387652?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 5, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Johnson criticized Senate\u200c Democrats for refusing to act on the bill \u2064passed by the House and accused the Biden administration of engaging in political posturing instead of engaging with Congressional \u2062Republicans to discuss logical reforms.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Republicans have \u200dalso \u200dpushed for immigration reforms, drawing ideas\u200d from the House-passed bill, in talks with Democrats over providing additional support to \u2063Ukraine. However, negotiations on Biden&#8217;s $106 billion supplemental funding request for Ukraine, Israel, and \u200dmore have hit a snag due to \u2063disagreements on border security.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1701884673584000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2Nw8cmMhERgmRA5tW2HlZk\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Senator\u2063 Chris Murphy (D-CT) criticized Republicans\u2062 for prioritizing their hardline immigration policy demands\u2063 over saving Ukraine, stating that \u2064this decision\u2062 jeopardizes world security.<\/p>\n<p>Biden&#8217;s supplemental funding request included more money for border enforcement and management, which Young claimed \u2064was &#8220;working \u200bas intended&#8221; despite a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mayorkas-says-border-is-not-open-after-record-number-of-illegal-crossings-under-biden\/\" title=\"Mayorkas denies open border despite record illegal crossings under Biden.\">fundamentally broken immigration system<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Since becoming speaker, Johnson has been working to divide consideration of Biden&#8217;s national security funding requests. The House passed a bill to offset $14.3 billion in aid \u200bfor Israel by cutting the same amount of funds meant for the Internal Revenue Service\u200d (IRS). However, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)\u200c refused to\u2064 consider the measure.<\/p>\n<p>In his letter to \u200bthe White House, Johnson also highlighted the need for transparency and accountability for U.S. taxpayer dollars. \u2062He called for \u2062more clarity on the Biden administration&#8217;s strategy to prevail in Ukraine, including the \u200cspecific resources required for victory and sustainable \u2063peace.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does House Speaker Mike Johnson \u2063(R-LA)\u200d propose to implement &#8220;transformative&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-strongly-opposes-gop-bill-to-block-migrant-housing-on-federal-lands\/\" title=\"Biden Admin firmly opposes GOP bill against migrant housing on federal lands\">border security reforms<\/a> alongside increased aid to Ukraine?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has emphasized the importance of implementing\u200d &#8220;transformative&#8221; border security reforms alongside increased aid to Ukraine. In\u200c response to the warning from\u2062 Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young about\u200c the dwindling funds allocated \u200dto\u2063 Ukraine for its ongoing fight against Russia, Johnson promptly sent a formal \u200cletter to the White House.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson reiterated his stance on the need for &#8220;transformative change\u2062 to our nation&#8217;s border security laws&#8221; during \u2063his \u2063visit to the White House, and now, he has urged the enactment of these reforms in his letter. He highlighted that the GOP-led\u2063 House \u200bhad already passed a bill earlier this year, which included measures such as the resumption of border wall construction, increased penalties for \u200dvisa overstays, and\u200b reforms \u200crelated to asylum and immigration parole.<\/p>\n<p>The House Speaker&#8217;s letter came in response \u200bto the concerns raised by the White House about the decreasing amount of supplemental funds available for Ukraine. \u2064Acknowledging the importance of supporting Ukraine&#8217;s fight against Russia, Johnson stressed that the\u2064 additional aid must be coupled\u200b with significant border security reforms. He expressed his belief that enhancing border security is\u2063 crucial not only for the safety and well-being of the \u2064American people\u2064 but also for national security\u200c and addressing potential threats from abroad.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson&#8217;s letter represents the GOP&#8217;s perspective, which prioritizes border security\u2064 alongside providing aid \u2064to Ukraine. The ongoing conflict\u200d between Ukraine and Russia has\u2063 sparked concerns\u2064 about Russia&#8217;s aggression and the potential implications for regional stability. By emphasizing the need for border\u2063 security\u200b reforms, Johnson aims to address both the immediate concerns regarding Ukraine and the broader issue of \u200bnational\u200b security.<\/p>\n<p>The House Speaker&#8217;s push for &#8220;transformative&#8221; border security reforms aligns with the Republican party&#8217;s focus on strengthening border controls\u2064 and addressing immigration issues. Johnson&#8217;s letter serves as a reminder of the GOP&#8217;s\u200b commitment to these \u200bpolicy goals.<\/p>\n<p>As \u2062this issue unfolds, it remains\u200b to be seen how \u200dthe\u200b Biden administration and Congress will \u200drespond to\u2063 Johnson&#8217;s call for border security reforms. The conversation \u2064surrounding\u2063 aid to Ukraine and its connection to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-rips-dems-for-refusal-to-link-real-border-security-to-other-challenges\/\" title=\"McConnell slams Dems for not connecting 'true border security' to other issues\">border \u2063security reforms<\/a> is \u200clikely to continue, and\u2063 the outcome\u2063 may have implications not only for the\u2064 relationship between the United States and Ukraine but also for domestic policies \u2062related to immigration and national security.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More aid to Ukraine requires &#8220;transformative&#8221; border security reforms, according to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). He responded to the White House in a formal letter after the Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young cautioned Congress about the $111 billion in supplemental funds designated for Ukraine<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":2116463,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2116462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2116462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2116462"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2116462\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2116463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2116462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2116462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2116462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}