{"id":2249185,"date":"2024-05-21T03:10:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T07:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senate-candidate-slams-democrats-plan-to-re-up-immigration-push-height-of-cynicism\/"},"modified":"2024-05-21T03:13:16","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T07:13:16","slug":"gop-senate-candidate-slams-democrats-plan-to-re-up-immigration-push-height-of-cynicism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senate-candidate-slams-democrats-plan-to-re-up-immigration-push-height-of-cynicism\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Senate candidate criticizes Democrats&#8217; renewed immigration push as &#8216;extremely cynical"},"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%2Fgop-senate-candidate-slams-democrats-plan-to-re-up-immigration-push-height-of-cynicism%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=2249185&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>Pennsylvania Senate Republican candidate Dave McCormick\u2063 voices concerns over the \u200cSenate&#8217;s consideration of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-border-talks-trudge-on-with-no-deal-in-sight\/\" title=\"Senate border negotiations continue with no agreement in sight\">bipartisan border security agreement<\/a>, criticizing it as &#8220;problematic&#8221; post \u2062his visit \u200dto the Arizona\u2063 southern border. \u200bMcCormick deems the move as cynical, emphasizing the need for stronger measures to address the migration \u200dinflux under President \u2063Biden&#8217;s administration. The bill faces \u200crenewed debate in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-plotting-against-matt-gaetz-seek-his-expulsion-from-congress-reports\/\" title=\"House GOP allegedly planning to expel Matt Gaetz from Congress, per reports.\">politically charged atmosphere<\/a>.  <\/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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Pennsylvania\">Pennsylvania<\/a> Senate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Pennsylvania\">Republican<\/a> candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/david-mccormick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Dave McCormick\">Dave McCormick<\/a> is sounding off on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Senate<\/a>\u2019s move to take up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3009512\/schumer-reintroducing-bipartisan-border-bill-to-senate-but-shares-doubts-over-chances\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>a bipartisan border security agreement<\/a>, calling the legislation \u201cproblematic\u201d following a trip to the southern border in Arizona over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI honestly think it\u2019s the height of cynicism. I really do because I think the power to stop the flow, the enormous flow of migrants into the country is in the hands of President Biden,\u201d McCormick said during an interview with the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>on Monday.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>I\u2019m walking along the border in Yuma and behind me are the materials to complete the wall. <\/p>\n<p>Joe Biden STOPPED construction of the wall despite taxpayers already paying for the materials and the labor. <\/p>\n<p>This is an egregious waste of taxpayer money while our border is wide-open. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sNGNZ8d0If\">pic.twitter.com\/sNGNZ8d0If<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Dave McCormick (@DaveMcCormickPA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DaveMcCormickPA\/status\/1791912976015908962?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 18, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>McCormick, who is challenging incumbent Sen. Bob Casey Jr. (D-PA) in a high-profile Senate race, previously came out against the bipartisan Senate bill when it was first introduced. He is now redoubling his criticism that the bill doesn\u2019t do enough to secure the southern border while utilizing resources to expedite the asylum process. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve lost sight of the fact that our border is completely out of control,\u201d McCormick said. <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>McCormick\u2019s criticism\u00a0comes after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)<\/a> wrote a letter to his colleagues <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3009645\/schumer-revives-doomed-border-plan-protect-five-vulnerable-senators\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>announcing the plan<\/a> to vote on the bill initially negotiated by Sens. Chris Murphy (D-CT), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), and James Lankford (R-OK).<\/p>\n<p>The legislation failed in the Senate earlier this year after <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/congress-ukraine-aid-border-security-386dcc54b29a5491f8bd87b727a284f8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>only four Republicans<\/a> voted to move forward with the bill while six Democrats voted against it, ensuring the measure fell short of the 60 votes needed to advance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>A second vote on the failed legislation will force lawmakers to go on the record on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-endorses-senate-vote-on-border-deal-as-biden-looks-to-shore-up-approval-on-immigration\/\" title=\"White House supports Senate border deal as Biden aims to strengthen immigration approval\">politically complex issue ahead<\/a> of the November election while Republicans continue to highlight Biden\u2019s challenges securing the border.<\/p>\n<p>Sens. Jon Tester (D-MT) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) are seeking reelection in heavily Republican states, while Sens. Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Bob Casey (D-PA), and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) all face tough battles in key swing states for the presidential election.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Senate Republican hopeful Dave McCormick visited the border in Yuma, Arizona. (Photo provided by McCormick campaign)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/david-mccormick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Dave McCormick\">McCormick<\/a>, a Gulf War combat veteran, referenced a trip to Yuma, Arizona, over the weekend to tour the U.S.-Mexico border and witness the situation overnight. He said that he believed there needs to be \u201cnew leadership\u201d and that he could be a \u201creally strong voice on this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile we were there, literally two in the morning, like 50 or 60 people came across the border right in front of where I was standing. And just in that group of 50, there were five military-age males from Syria and there were four or five Chinese nationals,\u201d McCormick said.<\/p>\n<p>Recent <a href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/644570\/immigration-named-top-problem-third-straight-month.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>polling<\/a> continues to indicate that immigration is a top concern for voters. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/approval\/joe-biden\/immigration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>A <em>RealClearPolitics<\/em><\/a>  polling average shows 62.4% disapprove of Biden\u2019s handling of immigration. The White House has attempted to keep the focus on congressional Republicans who came out against a bipartisan border bill, which included some of the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hard-line-conservatives-line-up-to-oppose-stopgap-funding-deal-making-passage-difficult\/\" title=\"Conservative hard-liners unite against funding deal, hindering its passage.\">strict border security measures<\/a> in years, ahead of the November election.<\/p>\n<p>McCormick pushed back against the idea that he may not commit to bipartisan negotiations despite his disapproval of the deal.<\/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>\u201cI think it would be unfair to read into \u2014 because I didn\u2019t support this, for the reasons I\u2019ve said, that I\u2019m not able to compromise and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/md-gov-hogan-urges-biden-lawmakers-to-work-together-on-covid-19-relief-legislation\/\" title=\"Md. Gov. Hogan urges Biden, lawmakers to work together on COVID-19 relief legislation\">find common ground<\/a>,\u201d McCormick said. \u201cI\u2019m not a career politician, anyone who has ever run a company, anyone that\u2019s served at the level of government I\u2019ve served at knows that you have to find ways to compromise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a conservative, but I\u2019m first and foremost an American and I have a huge appetite to solve problems,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pennsylvania Senate Republican candidate Dave McCormick opposes the Senate&#8217;s consideration of a bipartisan border security agreement, deeming it &#8220;problematic&#8221; after visiting the Arizona southern border. 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