{"id":2128579,"date":"2023-12-18T22:55:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T03:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senators-return-to-capitol-following-weekend-of-border-talks-that-produced-no-deal\/"},"modified":"2023-12-18T22:57:14","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T03:57:14","slug":"senators-return-to-capitol-following-weekend-of-border-talks-that-produced-no-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senators-return-to-capitol-following-weekend-of-border-talks-that-produced-no-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Senators return to Capitol after unproductive border talks over the weekend"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fsenators-return-to-capitol-following-weekend-of-border-talks-that-produced-no-deal%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=2128579&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>Senators Return to Capitol with No News of Bipartisan Border Security Deal<\/h2>\n<p>Senators returned \u2062to the Capitol on Monday to no\u200c news of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-border-deal-negotiators-say-theyre-stuck-amid-asylum-and-parole-disputes\/\" title=\"Senate negotiators working on a border deal are facing obstacles due to disagreements over asylum and parole\">bipartisan border security deal<\/a> following a\u200c weekend of negotiations. A bipartisan working group of \u2064senators has spent weeks negotiating a border security deal that\u200d would be added to a defense\u200d spending bill that includes aid for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. \u200cNegotiators on both sides\u2064 have\u200d acknowledged\u2064 that the border measure is\u2062 critical to passing the legislation \u2064through both\u2064 chambers.<\/p>\n<h3>Weekend Talks Continue as Senators Stay in Washington<\/h3>\n<p>Negotiators stayed in \u200dWashington over the weekend to meet \u200cabout\u200c the\u2063 deal and will continue talks this week. Around 60 of their nearly 100 Senate colleagues\u2063 joined them starting Monday when the upper chamber gaveled into session\u2062 despite it being Christmas recess. Aside from border talks, the \u2062primary \u200citem on the \u200cagenda will \u200dbe \u200cconfirming \u2064the 11 stalled four-star generals held over from Sen. Tommy \u200bTuberville\u2019s (R-AL) blanket \u2064hold on military promotions.<\/p>\n<h3>Senators Lankford, Murphy, and Sinema\u2063 Lead Negotiations<\/h3>\n<p>Sens. James Lankford (R-OK) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) have been leading the negotiations, which have centered largely on changes to\u200d federal asylum policy and how the\u200d Biden administration uses the humanitarian parole authority. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) has also been heavily involved in the talks.<\/p>\n<p>There have also been reports that the White House has\u2063 offered \u2064to establish\u200d a new border expulsion\u2063 law and \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-gop-tries-to-slow-down-rushed-border-talks-as-negotiations-trudge-on\/\" title=\"Senate Republicans attempt to delay border negotiations due to concerns of rushed decision-making\">increase mandatory detention rates<\/a> \u2064as \u2063part of the negotiations, though no one from the Senate working group or the Biden administration has \u200dconfirmed as\u2064 much publicly.<\/p>\n<h3>Timeframes for Agreement Remain\u200b Uncertain<\/h3>\n<p>Lankford \u200ctold reporters on Monday that there is \u201cno way\u201d \u200cthe Senate could vote on the legislation this\u200d week, noting that negotiators have \u201ca ways to go\u201d to \u2064reach a deal. Neither he\u2062 nor Murphy provided time frames for when to expect them to reach an agreement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously, we need time for members to look at this before they vote. I have not been \u2062as focused on whether we&#8217;re releasing \u2064a framework before we&#8217;re releasing text,\u201d\u200c Murphy \u200csaid on Monday. \u201cWe have not made a decision on how \u200bwe would announce the agreement and\u200c in what form that would come. But I&#8217;m just gonna keep\u2064 working at it,\u200d try to get an agreement, and try to\u2062 get text as quickly as \u2062we \u200bcan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are the main differences over funding for physical barriers along the southern border that \u200dhave \u200cremained a sticking\u200b point in the defense spending bill?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2064Ssing the defense spending bill, but differences over funding for physical barriers \u200calong the southern border have remained a \u200dsticking point.<\/p>\n<p>The government shutdown, now \u200cin its\u200c fourth week,\u200b has\u200b underscored the urgency of\u200b finding a solution to the border security\u2063 impasse. Thousands of \u200bfederal workers are furloughed \u200cor working without pay, and essential government \u2062services are disrupted. President Trump has vowed\u2062 to continue\u200b the shutdown \u200buntil funding for his proposed border wall is\u2062 secured, while Democrats insist on alternative measures such as increased technology and personnel.<\/p>\n<p>While some progress has been\u2063 made\u2062 in recent weeks, with both parties agreeing on increased\u200c funding for border security, disagreements persist on how that funding should be \u2063allocated. President Trump has requested $5.7 billion for a physical \u2062wall along the border, a demand that has drawn widespread criticism from Democrats. Despite\u2064 offering concessions such as increased funding for technology and personnel,\u200d they remain opposed to the construction of\u2064 a wall they deem unnecessary and ineffective.<\/p>\n<p>Senators from\u2062 both parties \u200chave been working\u2062 diligently to\u200b find a compromise that would satisfy both sides. The bipartisan working group,\u2062 comprised \u2062of \u200bmembers from the Senate\u200b Appropriations Committee, has\u200b been meeting regularly to discuss potential border security \u2063measures.\u2063 However, their efforts have yet to yield a \u2063breakthrough.<\/p>\n<p>One of the main obstacles to reaching a bipartisan agreement is the influence of hardline conservatives within the Republican Party. These conservatives, including prominent figures\u200c such as Senator Ted Cruz, have urged President Trump to stand firm on his demand for a border wall, even at the expense of a prolonged government shutdown. Their\u200b influence \u2062has made it difficult for more moderate Republicans to publicly support alternative \u200bmeasures.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats, \u2064on the other hand, have faced pressure from liberal members of their party who oppose any compromise that includes funding for physical barriers. Many Democrats view \u2064the wall as a symbol of President Trump&#8217;s\u2063 divisive immigration policies\u200b and are unwilling to support any legislation that could be seen as conceding to his demands.<\/p>\n<p>With no \u200bresolution in sight, the government shutdown continues\u200c to have a detrimental impact on the lives of ordinary Americans. Federal workers struggle to \u2062make ends meet, national parks remain closed, and\u2062 critical government functions are\u200c left unfunded. President\u200c Trump&#8217;s insistence on a border wall and Democrats&#8217; refusal to back \u2064down have created a stalemate that appears \u200cunlikely \u200dto be resolved anytime soon.<\/p>\n<p>As senators \u200dreturn to the Capitol with no\u200d news of a bipartisan border security deal, the pressure to find a solution \u2062intensifies. Both parties must set aside their ideological differences and prioritize the well-being of the American\u2064 people. A \u2063compromise that includes increased\u200c funding for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-accuse-biden-of-playing-political-game-over-border-crisis\/\" title=\"House Republicans Accuse Biden of Playing \u2018Political Game\u2019 Over Border Crisis\">border security measures<\/a>,\u200b such as enhanced technology and personnel, could\u200d provide a way forward. It is imperative that lawmakers act swiftly to end the government shutdown and\u2062 protect the integrity of our\u200b borders. The time for partisan\u200c bickering and grandstanding \u200bis\u2062 over; it is time for action.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sides have yet to reach a bipartisan border security deal as senators returned to the Capitol on Monday. The negotiations, which have been ongoing for weeks, aim to add the deal to a defense spending bill that includes aid for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. 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