The Senate's $118 billion 'border security' deal - of which more than 2/3 sends money to Ukraine ($60 BILLION) and Israel ($14.1 BILLION) - appears to be dead, after Senate Republicans have vowed to block a procedural motion.
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The move means that there's zero chance that the legislation will pass the Senate without major changes - while any revisions to the absurd asylum and border security reforms, which:
1) still allow 1.5 million illegals into the country per year FOREVER BY LAW,
2) screws Texas, etc., by requiring legal challenges be arbitrated in DC courts, and
3) funds foreign and domestic NGOs who facilitate human trafficking to the tune of billions.
Daily reminder that Biden could close the border with the stroke of a pen, but is holding that hostage until Ukraine gets its money...
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On Tuesday, Senate GOP Whip John Thune (SD) said that the motion to move forward with the bill won't receive much, if any, Republican support.
"I think it’s unlikely because I just think our members are still — they want more time to evaluate it," calling its near-term passage "unlikely," and that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's (D-NY) decision to schedule a Wednesday vote was "rushing it."
Lankford stands down
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Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) pretending he cares about border security more than Ukraine
Sen. James Lankford (R-OK), the lead Republican negotiator on the deal, said on Monday evening that he has no idea whether a vote will proceed Wednesday (it won't).
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Schumer throws a fit
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Speaking on the Senate floor Tuesday, the Democratic Senator said that "After months of good faith negotiations, after months of giving Republicans many of the things they asked for, Leader McConnell and the Republican conference are ready to kill the national security supplemental package, even with the border provisions they so fervently demanded."
"We’ll even offer to delay that vote until some time Thursday to give even more time for senators to make up their minds.
But I suspect they won’t accept even that offer because they really don’t want more time. They’re just using it as an excuse."
On Monday, former President Donald Trump slammed the border bill and called for a 'separate' package that's not tied to foreign aid.
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"Only a fool RINO or a Radical-Left Democrat, would vote for this horrendous Border Bill, which only gives Shutdown Authority after 5000 unvetted walk-ins a day, when Biden already have the legal right to CLOSE THE BORDER NOW, which must be done," he said on Truth Social.
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"This Bill is a great gift to the Democrats, and a Death Wish for The Republican Party.
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It takes the HORRIBLE JOB the Democrats have purposely done on Immigration and the Border, absolves them, and puts it all squarely on the shoulders of Republicans," the former president continued.
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"Don’t be STUPID!!! We need a separate Border and Immigration bill. It should not be tied to foreign aid in any way, shape or form!"
Mitch McConnell Urges GOP Senators to Block Border Bill, Citing “Political Mood in the Country Has Changed” Rather Than Flaws in Legislation
By Jim Hᴏft
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Traitor Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has advised GOP senators to block the motion to proceed with the border security bill during a Wednesday vote, as reported by Punchbowl News.
This development comes after closed-door meetings where McConnell emphasized a “change” in the political climate as a rationale for opposing the bill negotiated by Senator Lankford, with approval of Schumer and McConnell.
As the GOP senators convened on Monday night to deliberate over the compromised border bill, it became evident that the likelihood of obtaining the necessary 60 votes to move forward with the national security package was dwindling.
“McConnell recommended to GOP senators behind closed doors, they BLOCK the border bill on Wednesday, per multiple sources, because it’s clear, most Republicans are preparing to vote no — either because they oppose the bill or want more time,” according to Punchbowl News reporter Andrew Desiderio.
“McConnell explicitly recommended a NO vote on cloture on the motion to proceed, according to several attendees.
McConnell said the problem isn’t what Lankford negotiated, it’s that the political mood in the country has changed,” he added.
Bull manure, the "country" was always against having an open border
According to CNN reporter, Manu Raju, a majority of the 49-member Senate GOP Conference has indicated their opposition to the border plan.
“A majority of the 49-member Senate GOP Conference is signaling opposition to the border plan, the latest sign that getting to 60 votes Wednesday to advance the national security package is growing increasingly grim. GOP senators have been meeting since 6pET on the issue. John Kennedy just popped out and I asked him about the meeting. “Manu, we are in the middle of an intervention,” he said. “I can’t talk now.””
Meetings among GOP senators that extended into the evening reflect the party’s concerted effort to reach a consensus on the issue.
Despite these discussions, divisions remain, particularly over the substance of the package negotiated by Senator Lankford.
Lankford clarified that there was no intention to exclude anyone, including House Speaker Johnson, from the discussions.
“We definitely didn’t shut him out.
He asked not to be included from the earliest days.
So we didn’t shut him out in any way,” Lankford claimed.
A total liar
Speaker Johnson defended his claim that he was excluded by Lankford and McConnell during the border deal.
“When the effort first began, when the Senate was going to work on their compromise bill, I went in and met with Mitch McConnell, and he and his office, and he talked about how they were going to begin this process,” he said, per CNN reporter Haley Talbot.
“And I said, ‘Well, it might be a good idea for the House to be involved.’
And they said, ‘No, no, no, the Senate is going to work on this and we’ll put together something that’s palatable for the House.’”
“I wanted to send in our committees of jurisdiction, the chairs of our committees of jurisdiction of judiciary and homeland security, perhaps foreign affairs, but that was rejected.”
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