{"id":2150775,"date":"2024-01-16T16:46:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T21:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-meet-with-capitol-hill-leaders-regarding-top-priority-funding-request\/"},"modified":"2024-01-16T16:49:13","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T21:49:13","slug":"biden-to-meet-with-capitol-hill-leaders-regarding-top-priority-funding-request","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-meet-with-capitol-hill-leaders-regarding-top-priority-funding-request\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden to discuss &#8216;top priority&#8217; funding with Capitol Hill leaders"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fbiden-to-meet-with-capitol-hill-leaders-regarding-top-priority-funding-request%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=2150775&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>President Joe Biden to Meet \u200dwith Congressional Leaders to \u2063Discuss $106 \u200cBillion Funding Request<\/h2>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Biden<\/a> \u200cis set to hold a meeting at the White House with congressional leaders on Wednesday to address his long-standing request for approximately <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/whats-bidens-106-billion-supplemental-funding-request-2023-10-20\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$106 billion<\/a> in funding\u200d for various national security issues. This request has faced significant challenges in making progress on \u2062Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting\u200d will focus on Biden&#8217;s &#8220;top priority&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2023\/10\/20\/fact-sheet-white-house-calls-on-congress-to-advance-critical-national-security-priorities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-is-science-pelosi-says-22-5-billion-in-extra-covid-money-is-absolutely-necessary\/\" title=\"\u2018This Is Science\u2019: Pelosi Says .5 Billion In Extra COVID Money Is \u2018Absolutely Necessary\u2019\">supplemental funding request<\/a><\/a> from October, which seeks additional \u2062funding for U.S. allies like Ukraine and Israel, as well as border security. White House\u2063 Press Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/karine-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jen-psaki-says-shed-be-happy-to-take-on-kayleigh-mcenany-on-fox-news\/\" title=\"Jen Psaki Says She\u2019d Be \u2018Happy\u2019 To Take On Kayleigh McEnany On Fox News\u00a0\">jean-pierre<\/a>&#8221; target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; rel=&#8221;noopener&#8221;>Karine Jean-Pierre<\/a> \u2062informed\u200d reporters during a briefing on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Jean-Pierre also mentioned the \u200bongoing bipartisan negotiations in\u200d the Senate, where lawmakers are working towards a deal that links\u2063 border security reforms to Ukraine aid. This comes after Republicans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/politics\/senate-republicans-block-ukraine-and-israel-aid-as-they-demand-border-policy-changes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blocked a national security package<\/a> in December.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While the president is having this crucial meeting tomorrow, negotiations on a bipartisan \u200dagreement on the border that includes\u2063 funding and policy are still ongoing,&#8221; Jean-Pierre stated, expressing optimism about the direction of the talks.<\/p>\n<h3>Key Congressional Leaders Invited\u2063 to the Meeting<\/h3>\n<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson \u2062(R-LA) will be \u200dattending the meeting along with other congressional leaders, as confirmed by his spokesman Raj Shah <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RajShahDC\/status\/1747327091983720737\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on Twitter<\/a>. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), \u2064and &#8220;key&#8221; committee leaders <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JakeSherman\/status\/1747321037056778499\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">have also \u2063been invited<\/a>, according to Punchbowl News.<\/p>\n<p>This meeting takes place amidst\u200c Congress grappling\u2064 with a separate battle over fiscal 2024 spending and the possibility of a two-tiered government shutdown \u200cin the coming weeks if lawmakers fail\u2064 to resolve their differences or pass another stop-gap measure.<\/p>\n<p>Purported \u2063details of the border agreement being negotiated in the Democrat-led Senate were recently released by a\u200d group called the \u200cImmigration \u200bAccountability\u2062 Project and showcased in an <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerJohnson\/status\/1746254204119711923\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">infographic presented on Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The alleged deal includes an increase in green cards, more work permits, taxpayer-funded lawyers for certain\u200d unaccompanied minors and mentally incompetent illegal immigrants, allowing 5,000\u200b migrants to enter the U.S. daily, and restricting \u200cparole \u2063for\u2062 unauthorized entry between ports of entry.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Absolutely not. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tkXma24r8M\">pic.twitter.com\/tkXma24r8M<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Speaker Mike \u200cJohnson (@SpeakerJohnson) \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerJohnson\/status\/1746254204119711923?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Speaker Johnson, who is under intense pressure from \u200cconservatives to take \u2062a strong stance on border security and spending, rejected the reported deal. &#8220;Absolutely not,&#8221; he stated in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerJohnson\/status\/1746254204119711923\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a post on Twitter<\/a> along with the Fox News infographic.<\/p>\n<p>Other members of Congress have \u200dadvocated for H.R.\u200c 2, a\u200b border legislation passed by the GOP-led House last year. However, \u200dSchumer has refused to allow the Senate to consider it, dismissing what he describes as \u200b&#8221;partisan right-wing demands.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sen. James Lankford (R-OK), who has been leading the Senate talks on the GOP side \u2064alongside Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) for the Democrats, urged lawmakers not to rush to conclusions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I encourage people to\u200b read the border security bill before they judge it. I also advise people not to believe everything they \u200cread on the internet,&#8221; Lankford <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenatorLankford\/status\/1746295537387581694\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stated<\/a> in a post\u200d on Twitter last week.<\/p>\n<p>CNN&#8217;s Manu\u2064 Raju <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mkraju\/status\/1747337614892450229\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> \u2062that Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas\u200c met with Lankford\u200d and other Senate negotiators on Tuesday morning to discuss immigration.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our target is \u2062to \u200cget \u200dthe text out as\u2064 quickly as possible,&#8221; Lankford reportedly said. &#8220;We&#8217;re hoping to\u2064 do that \u200bthis week.\u200b But we continue to encounter minor technical issues that need to be resolved.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What\u200b potential consequences could arise \u2063if congressional leaders fail to reach a resolution \u2063or pass\u2062 a \u2063stop-gap measure regarding the funding request<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Zed immigrants. However, these details have not been confirmed by official sources.<\/p>\n<p>The $106 billion supplemental funding request put forth by President Biden aims \u200bto \u200daddress a range of national security issues. This includes providing support to\u200c countries such as Ukraine and Israel, who are key allies\u200d of \u2062the United States. The funding will assist in bolstering their defenses and ensuring their \u200csecurity in \u200cthe face of regional\u2062 challenges. Additionally, a portion of the funding will be allocated to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senator-marshall-raises-alarm-over-surge-of-chinese-nationals-crossing-southern-border\/\" title=\"Senator Marshall expresses concern about the increasing number of Chinese nationals crossing the southern border.\">strengthen border security\u200d measures<\/a>, an issue of \u2064significant concern\u2062 for the\u200c Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p>White House \u2064Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre emphasized the importance of the meeting\u200d and the ongoing negotiations in the Senate. Bipartisan discussions are underway to reach an agreement that links\u200d border security reforms to aid for Ukraine. These negotiations serve as a crucial avenue for finding\u2063 common ground and advancing the national security \u2062priorities of the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b meeting will be \u200battended by key congressional leaders from both parties. House Speaker Mike Johnson, Senate Majority \u2063Leader \u200bChuck Schumer, Senate \u2064Minority\u200d Leader Mitch McConnell, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries \u2064are among those invited, along with other committee leaders. Their presence highlights the significance and urgency of addressing the funding request and reaching a bipartisan agreement.<\/p>\n<p>The timing of this meeting is crucial \u2063as Congress is already grappling with\u200d other pressing issues, including fiscal 2024 spending and the potential for a\u200d government shutdown. Failing\u2063 to\u200b find a resolution or pass a\u200d stop-gap\u200b measure\u200c could result in dire consequences for \u2063the functioning of the government. Therefore, it is imperative for congressional \u2063leaders \u2063to come together and find common ground in order to avoid further complications.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the meeting, details of a purported border agreement being negotiated in the Senate were recently leaked. These alleged details include various provisions that address immigration policies, such as an \u2064increase in green cards, work permits, and taxpayer-funded\u2063 lawyers for certain individuals. However, it is important to note that these details remain unconfirmed and are subject to further negotiations and approval.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting between President\u200d Joe Biden and congressional leaders holds great importance in advancing the $106 billion funding request. It provides an opportunity to address the \u200cnation&#8217;s critical national\u200c security priorities and reach a bipartisan agreement that will benefit both the United States and its allies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden will meet congressional leaders at the White House to discuss his $106 billion funding request for national security issues. 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