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--Today, Senators released the full details of their highly anticipated bipartisan proposal to jointly fund Ukraine, Israel and the U.S. southern border.
--President Joe Biden initially proposed the aid package in October, but the bill has been stalled in closed-door Senate negotiations for months.
Senators on Sunday released the details of a $118.2 billion bipartisan aid proposal for Ukraine, Israel and the southern U.S. border, after months of closed-door negotiations.
The long-awaited bill requests $60.1 billion for Ukraine aid, $14.1 billion for Israel and $20.2 billion to improve security at the U.S. border. It also includes smaller pockets of funding for humanitarian assistance in war-torn regions, and defense operations in the Red Sea and Taiwan.
President Joe Biden initially proposed a more than $105 billion aid package in October 2023. The Senate’s new deal roughly matches the funding proportions Biden had requested for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.
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The Biden Administration sparked the worst border crisis in American history and placed Americans’ lives at risk by abandoning deterrent-focused immigration policies and proven border enforcement tools.
Mr. Thomas D. Homan, Retired Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE): “President Biden is the first President to ever un-secure a border on purpose!
The current administration’s failure to enforce and uphold the laws as written by Congress are not just matters of legal debate but have led to unimaginable suffering and death for Americans and migrants alike…
For three years, this Administration has directed and overseen the implementation of an open-borders agenda that has resulted in a national security, humanitarian, public health, and public safety catastrophe unlike any we have ever witnessed at America’s borders.”
originally posted by: 0bserver1
a reply to: WeMustCare
Strange how domestic problems lead to spending billions on another countries problems, it's something like buying something when you're frustrating about something at home and you want to feel happy
originally posted by: Disgusted123
Some here say Democrats don't want to fix the border.
I say Republicans won't pass anything till the end of the year.
So who really is at fault? Hmmm?
originally posted by: TheValeyard
a reply to: FlyersFan
For what it's worth, I was a Bernie bro, and even I agree with you.
Seems rather obvious, to be, well, obvious.
originally posted by: Disgusted123
Some here say Democrats don't want to fix the border.
I say Republicans won't pass anything till the end of the year.
So who really is at fault? Hmmm?
originally posted by: WeMustCare
Of all the abuses America has experienced from the Biden Administration, Democrats in Congress, and the Liberal Media over the past 3 years, this has to be their worst/lowest action and insult to date...
originally posted by: 0bserver1
a reply to: WeMustCare
Strange how domestic problems lead to spending billions on another countries problems, it's something like buying something when you're frustrating about something at home and you want to feel happy
Senate gets the no-border supplemental one step closer to passage
A previous version of the supplemental spending bill that included border spending and policy changes was blocked earlier this week.
Chuck Schumer moved to wrap up debate on the no-border supplemental spending bill on Friday, putting aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan one step closer to passage. The Senate advanced the $95 billion bill by a 64-19 vote. Fourteen Republicans voted yes on the measure. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt), who caucuses with Democrats, voted against due to concerns over aid to Israel.
Now, the Senate is in for a laggard series of weekend votes before moving on to final passage. That will include a critical vote on Sunday to overcome a filibuster on the bill. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has vowed to object to a time agreement that could speed up progress, meaning senators will have to run out the clock on debate between each vote, since any one senator can object to a time agreement.
That not only slows the bill down, but also means there’s little prospect of a comprehensive series of votes on amendments. Those are most easily scheduled by unanimous agreement among all senators. “I hope our Republican colleagues can work with us to reach an agreement on amendments, so we can move this process along,” Schumer said Friday. ”Democrats are willing to consider reasonable and fair amendments here on the floor, as we’ve shown on many occasions in the past three years.”
originally posted by: Xtrozero
originally posted by: WeMustCare
Of all the abuses America has experienced from the Biden Administration, Democrats in Congress, and the Liberal Media over the past 3 years, this has to be their worst/lowest action and insult to date...
I might be greedy, but I kind of want both, is that wrong? I want to see Russia's ass kicked and I want our borders secured, oh and deport about 20 million and use that money on our homeless. Am I asking for too much here?
originally posted by: WeMustCare
You are an independent logical moderate. It's too bad our nation doesn't have 200 million like you.