{"id":2226094,"date":"2024-04-20T15:52:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-20T19:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-fails-to-pass-border-security-bill-backed-by-republicans\/"},"modified":"2024-04-20T15:54:49","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T19:54:49","slug":"house-fails-to-pass-border-security-bill-backed-by-republicans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-fails-to-pass-border-security-bill-backed-by-republicans\/","title":{"rendered":"House Republicans&#8217; border security bill fails to pass"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fhouse-fails-to-pass-border-security-bill-backed-by-republicans%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=2226094&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>The House rejected Speaker Mike Johnson&#8217;s border \u200bbill, falling short of the two<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-led-kansas-legislature-passes-transgender-athlete-bill-sends-to-democrat-governor\/\" title=\"GOP-Led Kansas Legislature Passes Transgender Athlete Bill, Sends to Democrat Governor\">-thirds majority needed<\/a>. The bill aimed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/houthi-missile-attack-kills-dozens-of-civilians-comes-after-biden-removed-terror-designation-on-group\/\" title=\"Houthi Missile Attack Kills Dozens Of Civilians, Comes After Biden Removed Terror Designation On Group\">provide additional tools<\/a> for border security. Democrats largely opposed the\u200b legislation. The failure \u200dunderscored ongoing debates over foreign aid and border security ties. The bill&#8217;s defeat contrasted with bipartisan support for other proposals on the same day. The House&#8217;s rejection of Speaker Mike Johnson&#8217;s border bill highlights the need for bipartisan consensus\u200b on border security\u2064 measures. Democrats&#8217; opposition and the bill&#8217;s failure\u2062 to secure\u2064 the required majority \u2062underscore \u200cthe challenges in addressing border security concerns\u200c amid debates\u200b over foreign aid. This\u2062 outcome contrasts with the bipartisan support received by other proposals on \u2062the same \u2062day.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-of-representatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"House\">House<\/a> rejected a revised version of its signature border bill, offered by Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"House\">Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA), that would have given U.S. border authorities additional tools to clamp down on illegal immigration.<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers voted 215-199 to defeat the border security package, falling short of the two<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-fails-to-pass-border-security-bill-meant-to-appease-johnsons-right-flank\/\" title=\"House does not approve border security bill aimed at satisfying Johnson's conservative side\">-thirds majority threshold needed<\/a> to pass the House under suspension of the rules. Only five <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Democrats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democrats<\/a> voted with all Republicans in favor of the border bill.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson called a vote on this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/118th-congress\/house-bill\/3602\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>latest border bill<\/a> to address criticisms from his party that the $95 billion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2973096\/house-approves-foreign-aid-package\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"foreign aid package\">foreign aid package<\/a> he also put up for a vote on Saturday did not include language to stem illegal immigration into the United States that has hit record levels under President Joe Biden. Republicans had long wanted any additional aid to Ukraine to be tied with border security, but for months those efforts have failed, most notably when a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2843032\/bipartisan-border-ukraine-deal-fails-senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>bipartisan effort died<\/a> in the Senate in February. <\/p>\n<p>The failure on Saturday of the separate border bill came the same day bipartisan lawmakers later passed the foreign aid proposals that will be sent to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Senate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Senate<\/a> with Biden\u2019s support. The package had broad Democratic support.<\/p>\n<p>The latest iteration, named the End the Border Catastrophe Act, is largely based on H.R. 2 that passed the House last year. The bill includes several measures to limit the number of immigrants allowed into the country to seek asylum while also seeking to revive some Trump-era immigration policies that were dismantled under President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Joe-Biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>However, the bill is slimmer in comparison to the original bill text, prompting anger among some hardliners who accused Johnson of using the proposal as a way to stave off threats to his speakership. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a theatrics, shiny object,\u201d said Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Marjorie-Taylor-Greene\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Marjorie Taylor Greene<\/a> (R-GA). \u201cIt\u2019s the shiny object for Republicans that are saying we got to do something for the border.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Johnson must contend with a threat from Greene to oust him from his top leadership position after the Georgia Republican filed a motion to vacate late last month. Although she has not said what would be a trigger for her to force a vote on his ouster, Greene has repeatedly said it could be determined by what Johnson does in relation to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ukraine<\/a> aid. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Johnson, for his part, has brushed off any threats to his speakership. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cListen, my philosophy is you do the right thing, and you let the chips fall where they may. If I operated out of fear over a motion to vacate, I would never be able to do my job,\u201d Johnson told reporters on Thursday. \u201cI do not spend my time walking around thinking about the motion. I have a job to do here.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House lawmakers voted 215-199 to reject Speaker Mike Johnson&#8217;s revised border bill aimed at enhancing border security and curbing illegal immigration. 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