{"id":2248249,"date":"2024-05-19T21:22:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T01:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-reintroducing-bipartisan-border-bill-to-senate-but-shares-doubts-over-chances\/"},"modified":"2024-05-19T21:23:37","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T01:23:37","slug":"schumer-reintroducing-bipartisan-border-bill-to-senate-but-shares-doubts-over-chances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-reintroducing-bipartisan-border-bill-to-senate-but-shares-doubts-over-chances\/","title":{"rendered":"Schumer reintroduces bipartisan border bill in Senate, expresses uncertainty about prospects"},"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%2Fschumer-reintroducing-bipartisan-border-bill-to-senate-but-shares-doubts-over-chances%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=2248249&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>Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer from \u200dNew York announced \u200cthe Senate&#8217;s upcoming vote \u200bon bipartisan\u2064 border legislation that previously failed. Schumer \u2063highlighted challenges faced by the bill, critiquing Donald Trump&#8217;s influence \u2063on opposing Republican senators. He \u2062emphasized the legislation&#8217;s importance in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-red-wave-of-conservative-women-elected-to-congress\/\" title=\"The Red Wave of Conservative Women Elected to Congress\">border security<\/a> and contrasted Democrats&#8217; steadfast commitment with Republicans&#8217; wavering \u200dsupport.  <\/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>Senate Majority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chuck-schumer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Chuck Schumer<\/a> (D-NY) announced that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Senate<\/a> will vote this week on bipartisan border legislation that failed several months ago, but he acknowledged the difficulties the bill faces from both sides of the aisle.<\/p>\n<p>In a \u201cDear Colleague\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.democrats.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/20240519_-_dear_colleaguepdf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>letter<\/a> sent on Sunday, Schumer underscored the need for the legislation \u201cto secure our border.\u201d He also harshly criticized former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> for his opposition to the bill and how that stance influenced Republican senators.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCongressional Republicans and Democrats alike were prepared to join arms and act to secure our nation\u2019s border as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-johnson-to-meet-with-biden-and-congressional-leaders-at-white-house\/\" title=\"Speaker Johnson to attend White House meeting with Biden and congressional leaders.\">national security supplemental<\/a>,\u201d Schumer wrote, referencing the legislation introduced in February. \u201cUnfortunately, just as the border proposal was being finalized, former President Trump demanded Congressional Republicans kill the legislation.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe former President made clear he would rather preserve the issue for his campaign than solve the issue in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/13-gop-lawmakers-join-letter-demanding-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-apologize-to-ted-cruz-over-attempted-murder-allegation\/\" title=\"13 GOP Lawmakers Join Letter Demanding Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Apologize To Ted Cruz Over \u2018Attempted Murder\u2019 Allegation\">bipartisan fashion<\/a>,\u201d Schumer continued. \u201cOn cue, many of our Republican colleagues abruptly reversed course on their prior support, announcing their new-found opposition to the bipartisan proposal.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The New York Democrat referenced a comment from Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) at the time, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2024\/01\/30\/congress\/can-border-deal-even-pass-the-senate-00138694\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a>, \u201cThe very people who demanded that we have something on the border as part of the supplemental, suddenly all these months later say they don\u2019t want something on the border.\u201d Cramer signaled that he thought the Senate considering the bill was a waste of time because the House was unlikely to even consider it, and he ended up voting no.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to the Trump campaign for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Schumer sought to contrast the work of Republicans with that of Democrats, maintaining that his party\u2019s \u201ccommitment\u00a0to act never waned.\u201d While he said he is \u201chopeful\u201d the bill will bring \u201cserious-minded Republicans back to the table,\u201d he has his doubts, even regarding some lawmakers in his own party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will be\u00a0honest: I do not expect all Democrats to support this legislation. Many of our colleagues do not support some of the provisions in this legislation, nor do I expect all Republicans to agree to every provision,\u201d the Senate leader said. \u201cBut that is often how bipartisan legislation must be shaped when dealing with an issue as complex and politically charged as our nation\u2019s immigration laws.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Schumer was likely referring to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2841698\/senate-border-deal-biden-progressives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>left flank<\/a> of the Democratic Party being dissatisfied with details in the legislation they saw as too severe against illegal immigrants. While immigration has been a problem point for Democrats as border crossings have reached <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/2935012\/illegal-immigration-increases-february-new-border-figures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>record highs<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-vowed-to-elect-more-women-they-did-just-that\/\" title=\"Republicans Vowed To Elect More Women...They Did Just That\">party leaders<\/a> have aimed to flip the script on Republicans by showcasing their opposition to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/graham-if-dems-try-to-pass-3-5t-far-left-wish-list-then-hell-yeah-gop-should-skip-town-like-tx-dems\/\" title=\"Graham: If Dems Try To Pass .5T Far-Left Wish List Then \u2018Hell Yeah\u2019 GOP Should Skip Town Like TX Dems\">border security bill<\/a>, which was drafted in part by GOP leaders.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Immigration is slated to play a major role in November, not just in the presidential race but in crucial Senate contests, such as in Arizona, that could decide control of the upper chamber.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe American people do not have the luxury of playing partisan blame games. They want bipartisan action to secure our border,\u201d Schumer wrote. \u201cAt the end of the day, the American people deserve political leaders who will work towards bipartisan solutions and that is what we are prepared to do in the United States Senate this coming week.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) plans a Senate vote this week on bipartisan border legislation that previously failed. However, he recognizes challenges from both parties. In a letter to colleagues, Schumer emphasizes the importance of the bill in securing the border<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2734,"featured_media":2248250,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24136700557617.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2248249","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24136700557617.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2248249","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\/2734"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2248249"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2248249\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2248250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2248249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2248249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2248249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}