House Speaker Mike Johnson warned Monday that he may not bring a massive foreign aid bill under consideration in the Senate to a vote because it fails to address border security, saying the lower house will “work out its own will” to address the issue. that.
The legislation, which provides $95 billion in aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, passed three procedural vote hurdles in the Senate Monday night, but a GOP-led effort to block the bill’s progress has delayed a final vote on the package, possibly until early Tuesday morning. .
Senate work on the bill, which keeps senators in Washington working through the Super Bowl weekend and through a planned two-week break scheduled to begin Monday, is all but possible, as the legislation does not include any provisions related to border security. which is deemed necessary by the Speaker of the House.
“House Republicans have been very clear from the outset of the discussion that any additional national security legislation must recognize that national security begins at our own borders,” Johnson (R-La.) said in a statement. “The House acted ten months ago to help enact transformative policy changes by passing the Secure Our Border Act, and since then, including today, the Senate has failed to meet this deadline.”
Mike Johnson said he may not bring the foreign aid bill up for a vote in the Senate. ZUMAPRESS.com The legislation would provide $95 billion in aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. RITCHIE B TONGO/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock The legislation passed three procedural vote hurdles in the Senate Monday night. AFP via Getty Images
The House Speaker went on to praise the Senate for rejecting a bill last week negotiated between Biden administration officials and a bipartisan group of senators that sought to link money for war-torn Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan to enhanced border security measures and changes to US asylum laws. law, arguing that it is “inadequate.”
“[I]It should go back to the drawing board to amend the current bill to include real border security provisions that will actually help end the ongoing catastrophe,” Johnson argued. “In contrast, the Senate foreign aid bill is silent on the most pressing issues facing our country.”
“The additional national security legislative mandate is to secure America’s own borders before sending additional foreign aid around the world. That’s what the American people demand and deserve,” Johnson continued. “Now, in the absence of receiving any single border policy changes from the Senate, the House will continue to work on its own accord on these important matters.”
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