Seriously?
Even with Kevin Mccarthy gone?
Republicans in Congress ARE a hot mess….
Some House Republicans want Border a US Southern Border clampdown in exchange for Foreign Aid to Israe, Taiwan and Ukraine….
Some Senate Republicans want a ‘clean’ direct aid bill for those countries….
Just when things seemed to be ok for passage?
They have stopped….
Senate Republicans tangled on Tuesday over how far to push their border security priorities, with conservatives raising the idea of conditioning money for Ukraine on the United States meeting certain border security metrics, according to attendees of a conference lunch.
Negotiations linking immigration restrictions and foreign aid are mostly focused on policy changes that can earn bipartisan support, rather than restricting additional cash to Ukraine until the federal government meets certain migration metrics. The idea was rejected in those talks because a significant number of Republicans do not support that proposal, which could make it more difficult to get money to Ukraine in a timely fashion….
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How to enforce new border restrictions is one of the major sticking points in the negotiations and Republicans are divided over how far to go to get a deal with Democrats. Some conservatives will almost certainly oppose any agreement, arguing it wouldn’t go far enough to stop migrants from crossing the border. And Democrats are resisting changes to presidential parole authority, arguing it’s a crucial tool for the administration to manage the flow of migrants at the southern border….