Time is running short for lawmakers to provide aid to Ukraine as talks among Senate negotiators over a possible border security package are faltering.
Republicans say taking action on the border is necessary to unlock money for Kyiv, and the White House said Monday it would run out of money for Ukraine by the end of the year without congressional action.
But talks broke down in recent days as negotiators struggled to advance the ball, according to Democrats, further complicating the path forward for lawmakers to greenlight aid to help Ukraine combat Russia in the coming months.
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Time is running short for lawmakers to provide aid to Ukraine as talks among Senate negotiators over a possible border security package are faltering.
But talks broke down in recent days as negotiators struggled to advance the ball, according to Democrats, further complicating the path forward for lawmakers to greenlight aid to help Ukraine combat Russia in the coming months.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Monday night teed up a potential vote on the supplemental, which would include both Ukraine aid and border security, for later in the week.
Prior to the September government funding deadline, senators discussed adding a border item in order to win support from House Republicans, but they nixed that plan because nothing they could pass would be good enough for conservatives.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Monday said that by walking away, Democrats are showing they aren’t taking the process seriously and are instead engaging in “bizarre public scoldings.”
But at this point, talks are at a standstill, and Republicans are concerned that Democrats aren’t taking them at their word over the need for a border component or they will oppose the supplemental.
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