{"id":2170838,"date":"2024-02-07T21:26:06","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T02:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-gop-blocks-bipartisan-border-package-that-includes-foreign-aid-in-key-vote\/"},"modified":"2024-02-07T21:31:53","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T02:31:53","slug":"senate-gop-blocks-bipartisan-border-package-that-includes-foreign-aid-in-key-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-gop-blocks-bipartisan-border-package-that-includes-foreign-aid-in-key-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate GOP blocks bipartisan border package with foreign aid in key vote"},"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%2Fsenate-gop-blocks-bipartisan-border-package-that-includes-foreign-aid-in-key-vote%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=2170838&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--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch\u200c McConnell (R-KY) and Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY). (Photo by Kevin Dietsch\/Getty \u2063Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/brooke-mallory\">Brooke Mallory<\/a><br \/>6:23 \u200dPM \u2013\u200d Wednesday, February 7, \u200b2024<\/p>\n<p>A supplemental spending agreement that included funding for \u2063Taiwan, Israel, and Ukraine as well as an ambitious immigration and border security bill that \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pennsylvania-governor-caves-to-teachers-union-on-school-choice\/\" title=\"PA Governor yields to teachers union on school choice.\">faced strong resistance<\/a>\u2064 from \u2064Republicans in both houses was not approved by the Senate on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>There was a 49-50 vote. For it to pass, 60 votes were required. With the exception of\u200b five Democratic no votes and four Republican yes votes, the vote generally followed party\u2062 lines. As a procedural step to allow it to be revisited later, \u2062Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer\u2064 (D-N.Y.), \u200dalso \u200dvoted against it, as \u200ddid\u2062 Senators Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), \u200dBernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and \u200cElizabeth Warren (D-Ma.).<\/p>\n<p>Senators Lisa Murkowski of \u200dAlaska, James Lankford of Oklahoma, Susan Collins of Maine, and Mitt Romney of Utah were the Republicans who voted in favor.<\/p>\n<p>Sens. Lankford, Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Krysten Sinema (I-Ariz.), and Biden \u200dadministration\u2062 representatives had been negotiating the deal for months before it was revealed on Sunday night. <\/p>\n<p>The $118 billion package includes $20 billion in efforts to address the historically dire situation at the southern border, $60 billion \u200cfor Ukraine, $14 billion for Israel, \u2063help to Taiwan, and humanitarian relief to Gaza. It was a reaction\u200c to a late-year request for additional cash\u2062 from the White House to Congress.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cemergency border authority\u201d that \u200bwas the centerpiece of the border package required the expulsion \u200dof illegal\u2063 migrants in the manner of\u2064 Title 42 when the number of migrants exceeded 5,000 per day\u200d over a rolling seven-day average.<\/p>\n<p>Along \u200dwith cutting the length\u2062 of time it takes to obtain asylum\u2062 from years to months, it would also\u200c provide asylum applicants with instant work permits and finance a significant increase in border staffing and immigration judges. Along with more green cards, $650 million for \u2063the border wall, more funds for NGOs and\u200b migrant-receiving communities, and $450 million for nations to repatriate and resettle illegal immigrants are also \u2064included.<\/p>\n<p>The package was \u2063portrayed by the administration and negotiators as a harsh yet equitable solution to the border issue, but as soon as\u2064 Republicans in the House deemed it unworkable, conservative resistance in \u2064the Senate mounted. <\/p>\n<p>This week, over 20 \u200dRepublican members of the upper house argued and cautioned that the measures would not curtail the historically high number of illegal migrant\u2064 crossings to the point where \u2063they would return to record-high\u200b levels of immigration.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWe supported a negotiation to bring commonsense border security to this country,\u201d Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio.), said Tuesday. \u201cWe did not agree to a\u200c border fig \u2063leaf to send another $61 billion to Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cBut the fact of the matter \u2063is the \u200cpackage includes catch and release still providing additional continuing incentives for people to come to the country illegally knowing they\u2019ll be released into the interior\u200b and it \u2063does nothing to stop the \u200cBiden administration from abusing something called parole,\u201d said \u2062Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas.)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Left-leaning \u2062immigration organizations and a few liberal Democrat senators opposed it as well, arguing that it would \u201churt asylum-seekers.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The measure was referred to by Menendez as \u201can outright betrayal to the communities\u2063 we have sworn\u2063 an oath to protect and represent.\u201d After the text was made public on Sunday night, Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky stated on Tuesday morning that it\u200d had little chance of passing.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI \u2064think, in the end, even\u2064 though the product is\u2062 approved\u200b by the [National Border Patrol Council] that adores President Trump, most of our members feel that we\u2019re not going to be\u200b able to\u2063 make a law here,\u201d said\u00a0McConnell, who\u200d strongly supports Ukraine aid.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Schumer will now set up a vote on the supplemental package without\u200d the border security element, but it is unclear when that will happen. The\u200c border and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mitch-mcconnell-leads-delegation-of-gop-senators-to-ukraine\/\" title=\"Mitch McConnell Leads Delegation of GOP Senators to Ukraine\">foreign aid package<\/a>\u200b has now been killed. Majority of Republicans have maintained that they will \u200conly support further funds\u200c for Ukraine when the southern border is secured.<\/p>\n<p>Had the measure made \u200cit through\u200c the Senate, it was also very likely \u2063going to be defeated \u200din the\u200d GOP-controlled House, where\u200b more Democrats opposed\u200c it\u200d because of concerns over the border security \u200belements,\u2064 in addition\u200b to the leadership\u2019s clear opposition to the package.<\/p>\n<p>Stay \u200dinformed! Receive breaking\u200c news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The \u201cBorder Bill\u201d tanks in the Senate, \u200cthe Globalist EU stumbles against Farmers and Canadian Conservatives go through puberty.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Georgia Congressman\u200c Barry Loudermilk\u200c says he\u2064 is pursuing discovery to find out what evidence was given to Fani \u2063Willis by the Democrats\u2019 \u2062J6 Committee and whether it was \u201ccherry picked.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The House Administration Committee hosts a hearing to examine the reach of so-called \u2018Zuckerbucks\u2019 on U.S. elections. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The Biden Administration is continuing its persecution\u200d of Christians in America, prosecuting peaceful protesters who were praying and singing hymns outside an abortion clinic in Tennessee. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Apple\u00a0is building prototypes of at \u200cleast two iPhones that fold widthwise like a clamshell.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Tesla sent out a single-line query for each job after canceling some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crumbley-verdict-could-threaten-2nd-amendment\/\" title=\"Crumbley Verdict Could Threaten 2nd Amendment\">employees\u2019 biannual performance reviews<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Meta Platforms\u00a0will begin detecting and\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-appeals-court-rules-trump-is-not-immune-from-prosecution-in-2020-election-interference-case\/\" title=\"U.S. Appeals Court: Trump Not Immune from Prosecution in 2020 Election Interference Case\">labeling images generated<\/a> by\u2062 other companies\u2019 AI services in the coming months.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Shares of Tesla fell \u200dnearly 6% after a report\u200c said German software firm SAP will no longer procure their electric cars.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \u2063rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> How does the failure of this bill impact the situation at the southern border and prospects \u2063for future legislation<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Supplemental Spending Agreement Including Foreign Aid and Immigration Bill Fails in Senate<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, the Senate \u200cfailed to approve a supplemental spending\u2063 agreement that included funding \u2064for Taiwan, Israel, \u2062and Ukraine, as well as an ambitious immigration and border security bill. The bill faced strong \u2062resistance from Republicans in both houses and required 60 votes to pass,\u200d but only received a \u206349-50 vote.<\/p>\n<p>The vote largely followed party lines, with five Democratic\u200c senators voting against\u2062 it and four Republican\u200d senators voting in favor. Senate \u200bMajority\u2064 Leader Chuck\u2063 Schumer, \u200bin a procedural \u2063move,\u200d voted against the bill along with Senators Ed Markey, \u200cBob \u2064Menendez, Alex Padilla, Bernie Sanders, and Elizabeth\u200c Warren. Lisa Murkowski, James Lankford, Susan Collins, and Mitt \u2063Romney \u2063were the \u2063Republican senators who voted in\u200c favor.<\/p>\n<p>The bill, which had \u2063been negotiated for months by Senators Lankford,\u2063 Chris Murphy,\u200b Krysten Sinema, and\u2064 Biden administration representatives, included a $118 billion package. \u200dThis package allocated $20 billion to address\u200d the \u2063situation at the \u2062southern\u200c border, $60 billion for \u2064Ukraine, \u2062$14 billion for Israel, \u2063assistance to Taiwan,\u200d and humanitarian relief to\u200b Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>A key component of the border package was the\u2062 &#8220;emergency border authority,&#8221; which would require the expulsion of illegal migrants when their numbers\u2062 exceeded 5,000 \u2063per\u2064 day over a rolling seven-day average.\u200b The bill\u200b also \u200baimed to expedite the asylum process, provide work permits to asylum applicants, increase border staffing and immigration \u2062judges, allocate funds for the border wall, \u200cand provide resources for\u200b NGOs and\u200d migrant-receiving communities.<\/p>\n<p>While\u2062 the \u200dadministration and negotiators\u2064 portrayed the bill as a comprehensive solution to the border issue, \u2062conservative resistance in the Senate quickly mounted. \u200bOver \u206220 Republican senators argued that the proposed \u2063measures would not effectively\u200d curb \u2064illegal migrant crossings and would only incentivize more people to\u200d come to the country illegally.<\/p>\n<p>Opposition\u200c to the bill was not \u2064limited to \u2063Republicans, as\u200b left-leaning \u200bimmigration organizations and a few liberal\u200d Democrat senators\u200d also opposed \u2064it, claiming that\u2063 it\u200d would &#8220;hurt asylum-seekers.&#8221; Senator Menendez\u200c referred to the bill \u200cas an &#8220;outright betrayal&#8221; to the communities they have pledged to protect\u200b and represent.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky expressed skepticism about the\u2063 bill&#8217;s chances of passing and stated\u2064 that most members felt \u200bit would not lead to effective legislation. \u2063Schumer now plans to set up a vote\u200b on the\u200c supplemental package without \u200bthe\u200c border\u200d security element, although the \u2062timing is still uncertain.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2062failure of the bill\u200b in\u2063 the Senate has effectively\u2063 killed the\u200d border \u2062and foreign aid\u2062 package. Many Republicans have stated that they will only \u2063support\u2064 further funds for Ukraine when the southern border is secured.\u200c Even if the \u200dbill\u2063 had passed \u200din the Senate, it would \u2063likely\u200d have faced defeat in the Republican-controlled House, where more Democrats opposed it due to\u200c concerns over the border security elements and the leadership&#8217;s clear opposition to the package.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the failure of\u200d this supplemental \u200dspending agreement highlights the\u200d challenges and divisions surrounding issues \u200dof foreign aid and immigration in \u2062the United States. With no immediate \u200bsolution in \u2064sight, \u200bthe situation at the border remains a pressing \u200dconcern for policymakers \u200cand the\u2062 public alike.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Senate leaders McConnell and Schumer (Photo by Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images) reached a supplemental spending deal. It includes funding for Taiwan, Israel, and Ukraine, along with an immigration and border security bill that encountered significant opposition. 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