{"id":2128086,"date":"2023-12-18T13:18:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T18:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-republicans-slam-establishment-gop-for-rushed-and-secret-border-negotiations-with-democrats\/"},"modified":"2023-12-18T13:20:32","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T18:20:32","slug":"senate-republicans-slam-establishment-gop-for-rushed-and-secret-border-negotiations-with-democrats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-republicans-slam-establishment-gop-for-rushed-and-secret-border-negotiations-with-democrats\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Republicans criticize establishment GOP for hasty and secretive border talks with Democrats"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fsenate-republicans-slam-establishment-gop-for-rushed-and-secret-border-negotiations-with-democrats%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=2128086&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--><div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"image.jpg\" alt=\"Image\"><br \/>\n      <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Establishment Republicans led by Senate Minority Leader Mitch\u2062 McConnell have been collaborating with Democrats to push legislation funding the proxy \u2063war in Ukraine across\u2064 the finish line. However, at least 15 \u200dof \u2063their fellow Republicans are \u200dcalling\u2062 foul on their \u2063ploy, \u2062which pretends to\u2064 care\u2063 about voters&#8217; outrage about the\u2062 border while further financing the \u2062war in Eastern Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Ron Johnson and 14 of his colleagues in the Senate have written a letter to\u2064 Senate Republican Conference Chairman John Barrasso, urging him to hold a \u200dmeeting\u200c that would involve the entire conference in\u2064 discussions about border security legislation.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting would also provide Republicans with an opportunity to once again voice their concerns about approving $106 billion to foreign countries, giving President Joe Biden a free\u2063 pass on the border crisis, and \u200dallowing McConnell to exploit the holiday schedule pressures to advance his political agenda.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Rushed \u2064and secret negotiations with Democrats who want an open border and\u200d who \u2064caused the\u2064 current crisis will\u2064 not secure the border,&#8221; the Republicans wrote. &#8220;The American public\u200d deserves an open and transparent process \u2062which cannot occur until \u2062the House returns \u200bthe week of January 8, 2024.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Rushed and secret negotiations with Democrats who want an open border \u200cand who caused\u200b the current crisis will not\u2064 secure the border.&#8221; \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenRonJohnson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SenRonJohnson<\/a> and\u2062 14 other GOP \u200bSenators \u200bto McConnell team \u200bleading negotiations. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7ucAsBz4AU\">pic.twitter.com\/7ucAsBz4AU<\/a><\/p>\n<footer>Mollie (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MZHemingway\/status\/1736484493215535376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 17, 2023<\/a>)<\/footer>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Republicans emphasized \u2064that delaying\u2062 a conference\u2063 meeting until &#8220;the week of January 8th&#8221; would give them enough \u2062time to\u2062 develop a solution that doesn&#8217;t sacrifice the interests of frustrated Americans who believe Congress is spending too much on \u200dUkraine while domestic\u2062 crises, including the one at our\u200d Southern \u200bborder, continue \u2063to worsen.<\/p>\n<p>On \u200dSunday, the same \u2063day Johnson sent his letter,\u200d McConnell \u200cand Lankford expressed doubt that they would be able to finalize the border deal before the Senate holiday recess. They\u200d stressed that \u200b&#8221;while progress is being made,&#8221; negotiations \u200dtake time\u2063 to ensure accuracy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Conducting rushed and secret backroom negotiations \u200bis not the way\u200c to \u2062address the unprecedented\u2064 border crisis. That&#8217;s the kind of business\u2064 as usual process that Washington leadership has relied upon to\u200c mortgage our children&#8217;s future and weaken our \u2064country,&#8221; Johnson \u2062said \u2064in a statement. &#8220;Whatever negotiators\u2064 produce will \u2062need to be \u200dfully vetted, discussed, and understood \u2014 \u200cby\u200d members and the general public. That will take weeks \u2014 not hours or\u2063 days.\u2063 I look\u2062 forward to our conference meeting \u2062the\u200d week of January 8th, where we can begin that vetting \u200dand discussion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>So far, Senate negotiations about the plan have been limited to McConnell and his allies like Senator James Lankford, who met with independent Senator Kyrsten Sinema and Democrat\u200b Senator \u200cChris Murphy over the weekend, excluding other members of the Senate GOP.<\/p>\n<p>Only recently has GOP\u2062 leadership in \u200dthe\u200b Senate become &#8220;unusually vocal&#8221; about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nearly-150-illegal-immigrants-on-terror-watchlist-apprehended-at-us-border-in-past-year\/\" title=\"Around 150 illegal immigrants on the terror watchlist were caught at the US border in the last year.\">record-breaking\u2063 number<\/a> of border crossers illegally entering the country.<\/p>\n<p>Their sudden interest in addressing a crisis \u200ccreated \u2064by Democrats coincided with Biden&#8217;s indication that he would sign\u200d border security legislation as long as it included his proposed funding for Ukraine. The push also comes just months before several Senate Republicans face\u2064 primaries in the 2024 election.<\/p>\n<figure>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"image2.jpg\" alt=\"Image\"><br \/>\n    <\/figure>\n<hr>\n<p>Jordan Boyd is a staff writer at The Federalist and \u200dco-producer of The Federalist Radio Hour. Her \u2064work has \u200calso\u200b been featured in The \u2063Daily Wire, Fox\u2064 News, and RealClearPolitics. Jordan graduated \u2062from Baylor University where she majored in political science and minored in journalism. Follow her on\u2064 Twitter <strong>@jordanboydtx<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-image data-amount=\"5\">\n<h2>Popular<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2062How does \u200dthe \u200bfunding of the proxy war in Ukraine affect \u2063the resources\u200d and attention given to addressing the border crisis?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Is known for \u200band that has caused the American people to lose faith in their government,&#8221; Johnson said.\u2063 &#8220;We need\u2062 a transparent\u200d and \u2062open process that allows \u200bfor meaningful debate and \u2063discussion, \u200bnot a rushed deal that ignores the concerns \u2064of the \u200bAmerican people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The border \u2063crisis has been a major issue\u200d of\u200b concern for Republicans, with many calling for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-illegals-caught-at-us-canadian-border-in-2023-than-entire-previous-decade-chief-patrol-agent\/\" title=\"Increased number of illegal immigrants apprehended at US-Canadian border in 2023 surpasses previous decade, says Chief Patrol Agent.\">increased border security measures<\/a> and stricter immigration policies. They \u2063argue that funding the proxy war in Ukraine takes away resources and attention\u200b from addressing\u200d the urgent situation \u2062at\u2062 the southern border.<\/p>\n<p>The tension within the\u2064 Republican party over these issues highlights the internal divisions and differing priorities among its members. While some are focused on national \u2062security and international relations, \u200bothers prioritize domestic\u200d concerns and the\u200c needs of American citizens.<\/p>\n<p>The letter\u2062 from Johnson and \u2063his colleagues \u200dis a clear \u200bstatement of disagreement and opposition to the current \u200bapproach taken by McConnell \u2064and other establishment Republicans. They \u2063are demanding a\u200c more inclusive and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jewish-rights-groups-file-lawsuit-against-santa-ana-school-district-over-anti-semitic-curriculum\/\" title=\"Jewish rights groups sue Santa Ana School District for anti-Semitic curriculum.\">transparent decision-making process<\/a> \u2063that\u2062 takes\u200c into account the\u200b concerns \u2063of all\u200b Republican\u200c senators.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen how this internal \u200dconflict will be resolved \u200cand what \u200cimpact it will have on the funding for the\u2062 proxy war in Ukraine and border security legislation.\u2062 However, it is clear that tensions within the Republican party are escalating\u200d and that\u2064 a unified\u200c strategy will be crucial for achieving their\u200b policy goals.<\/p>\n<p>The outcome\u200c of this \u2062debate will \u2064not only impact current legislation but could also have broader implications for the future direction of\u2064 the Republican party.\u2064 As the\u200d party\u200c grapples with \u2063divisions\u200b and\u200c competing priorities, it will need to find common ground and \u2062a coherent strategy to effectively\u200c address the challenges \u2062facing the country.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and establishment Republicans are collaborating with Democrats to pass a bill funding the Ukraine proxy war. 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