{"id":2169018,"date":"2024-02-06T11:08:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T16:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-3-senate-republican-rejects-ukraine-border-bill-adding-to-growing-list-of-gop-opponents\/"},"modified":"2024-02-06T11:11:49","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T16:11:49","slug":"no-3-senate-republican-rejects-ukraine-border-bill-adding-to-growing-list-of-gop-opponents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-3-senate-republican-rejects-ukraine-border-bill-adding-to-growing-list-of-gop-opponents\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 3 Senate GOP member opposes Ukraine-border bill, joining increasing number of Republican critics"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fno-3-senate-republican-rejects-ukraine-border-bill-adding-to-growing-list-of-gop-opponents%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=2169018&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>The No. 3 Republican\u200c in the Senate Rejects Bipartisan\u200c Border \u2064Deal, Putting Bill at Risk<\/h2>\n<p>The\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thom-tillis-blasts-immoral-plan-to-sink-border-deal-in-order-to-help-trump\/\" title=\"Thom Tillis criticizes 'immoral' plot to sabotage border agreement for Trump's benefit\">bipartisan border \u2063deal<\/a>, the result of four months of negotiations between\u2063 the Senate and White House, is facing\u2064 a potential collapse\u2064 as Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), the chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, publicly opposes the bill. Barrasso argues that the compromise will not effectively address the record influx of migrants, placing blame on Democrats for their refusal to accept stricter measures.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Barrasso asserts,\u200b &#8220;President Biden and Sen. Schumer will \u200cnever accept the significant\u200d changes required for \u200dAmerican safety and border security. Joe Biden will never enforce any new law and\u200b refuses to use the tools he already has \u2062today to end this crisis. I cannot vote for \u2062this bill. Americans will turn to the upcoming election to\u2064 end \u2062the border crisis.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Barrasso&#8217;s opposition adds to a growing chorus of\u2064 Republican dissent towards the legislation, \u200cwhich is part of a larger national security supplemental funding request that includes funding for \u2062Ukraine. Since the release of the bill text on Sunday\u200c night, nearly two dozen\u2063 Republican senators have expressed their opposition.<\/p>\n<p>Barrasso commends Sen. James Lankford (R-OK), the chief Republican negotiator in the border talks, but\u200d criticizes the legislation \u2064for failing to compel the Biden administration to \u200daddress the abuse of current law and \u200cfor leaving in place certain Democrat-created incentives that contribute to the crisis.<\/p>\n<p>While\u2062 Lankford defends the bill as an end to &#8220;catch and release&#8221; and \u200bhighlights the tighter asylum restrictions and new shutdown powers granted to the president,\u2063 conservatives have strongly criticized the proposal, particularly the\u2063 delayed implementation of the shutdown\u200c authority until 5,000 border \u2063crossings occur daily.<\/p>\n<p>Barrasso&#8217;s opposition carries \u2062weight as \u200che is not only one of the most conservative members\u200d of the Senate but\u200d also the highest-ranking Senate Republican to reject the bill thus far.<\/p>\n<p>Although Senate\u2062 Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) supports \u200bthe deal,\u2062 he is one of the few Republicans publicly defending it. The rest of his leadership team remains undecided or opposed.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after Barrasso&#8217;s statement, Sen.\u2063 Thom Tillis (R-NC), an adviser to McConnell,\u2063 announced that he would also\u200d vote against the bill.<\/p>\n<p>McConnell \u2062had hoped for a majority of his conference \u2062to \u2064back the supplemental before deciding to move forward. However, that benchmark\u200d seems\u2063 unlikely to be met, with even centrist Republicans\u2062 expressing \u2064skepticism towards the border provisions.<\/p>\n<p>To allow members more time to review the details, the conference is expected to block the first procedural vote on the bill on\u200c Wednesday. Here is\u200c the latest list of senators who support or oppose advancing the $118 billion legislation.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200c How does the growing \u2062list of Republicans expressing skepticism or \u200doutright rejection of the bipartisan border \u200cdeal\u200d reflect the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-steve-bannon-torches-gop-rep-nancy-mace-for-trying-to-send-him-to-prison\/\" title=\"Steve Bannon slams GOP Rep Nancy Mace, aiming to imprison him.\">deep ideological divide<\/a> on border security and the \u200cdifficulty in \u200breaching a consensus<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2063 G list of\u2062 Republicans \u2064who have expressed skepticism or\u200d outright rejection of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lindsey-graham-says-senate-not-anywhere-close-to-reaching-ukraine-border-deal\/\" title=\"Lindsey Graham: Senate far from Ukraine-border agreement\">bipartisan border deal<\/a>. This raises significant concerns about the bill&#8217;s chances of passing and finding enough support to address the urgent issue of border security.<\/p>\n<p>The bipartisan border deal is \u2062the\u200c culmination of extensive \u200cnegotiations\u2062 between the Senate and the White House,\u2064 aiming to find a common ground that both parties can agree \u2063on. It represents a compromise\u2062 between Democrats and Republicans, with the goal of \u200daddressing the record \u2064influx\u2062 of migrants at the border\u200c and ensuring American safety and border security.<\/p>\n<p>However,\u200b Sen. John Barrasso, the No. 3 Republican \u200din the Senate and chairman of the Senate Republican\u200d Conference, has publicly voiced his opposition \u200cto the bill. Barrasso contends\u2062 that the compromise \u2062falls short in effectively addressing the border crisis and blames Democrats \u2062for their unwillingness to accept stricter measures. His rejection of the bill further exacerbates the already\u200c tenuous prospects of the bipartisan \u2062deal.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Barrasso\u200d criticized President Biden and Senate Majority Leader Schumer for their\u2064 unwillingness \u200cto\u2062 implement significant changes necessary \u2063to \u200bensure American safety and border security. He accuses\u2064 President Biden \u200dof \u2064not enforcing any new laws and\u200b refusing to utilize the\u2062 tools at his\u200d disposal to end \u200dthe crisis. \u2064Barrasso&#8217;s dissatisfaction with the bill stems\u200d from his belief\u200b that it will not \u200ceffectively address the current challenges and that the upcoming \u200delection may offer a better solution to the\u2062 border crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Barrasso&#8217;s opposition is\u200b particularly\u2062 concerning\u2062 because \u2063it\u200b adds to a growing\u200c list of Republicans who have\u2062 expressed skepticism or outright rejection of the bipartisan border deal. This\u2062 highlights the deep ideological divide between the \u2062two parties\u200b on this issue \u2064and underscores the difficulty in reaching a consensus on border security.<\/p>\n<p>The rejection of the bill by influential Republicans like Barrasso puts the future\u2062 of the bipartisan border \u2062deal at\u2062 risk. Without the support\u200d of key members within\u2064 the Republican Party, the bill will face\u2064 an uphill battle\u200d in Congress. This not \u2063only threatens \u200dthe chances of the \u200dbill&#8217;s passage but also delays any potential resolution to \u2062the urgent border crisis.<\/p>\n<p>The inability to find common ground on border security has significant implications for the \u2063nation\u200b as a \u200bwhole. The record influx\u200b of\u2064 migrants poses serious challenges\u2064 to national security, the economy, and the \u200boverall well-being of American citizens. Without \u200ca comprehensive and bipartisan solution, \u200cthe \u2064situation at the border will continue \u2062to \u2064deteriorate, \u200cjeopardizing the safety and security of both migrants and Americans alike.<\/p>\n<p>As the No. 3 \u2062Republican in the\u200d Senate, Barrasso&#8217;s\u2063 opposition\u200c to the bipartisan border \u200ddeal\u2062 amplifies the divisions within the party and raises\u200d doubts about the ability of Congress\u2063 to effectively address this pressing issue. It\u2062 remains\u2062 to\u200b be\u2063 seen whether there will be \u2062any breakthroughs or compromises reached \u2063in the\u200d near\u2063 future. In the meantime, the fate of the bipartisan border deal hangs in the balance, leaving \u2063the urgent issue of \u2063border security\u200d unresolved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Senate&#8217;s No. 3 Republican, Sen. John Barrasso, opposes the bipartisan border deal, pushing it closer to collapse. After four months of negotiations between the Senate and White House, Barrasso, the chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, stated that the border compromise would not proceed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2651,"featured_media":2169019,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP24009826863699-1024x592.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2169018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP24009826863699-1024x592.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2169018","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\/2651"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2169018"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2169018\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2169019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2169018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2169018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2169018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}