He said he still hoped they would agree to debate the border deal, but had lined up a back up plan in consultation with the White House to move the billions in money for Ukraine, Israel and humanitarian assistance for civilians impacted in conflict zones.
The top Senate Republican, Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., initially signaled he favored moving the legislation supporting key allies.
He said he took direction from GOP colleagues to work on a border deal, but once the House speaker called it “dead on arrival,” it was time to move on.
Many of the same Senate Republicans who insisted they wouldn’t back a bill providing more money for Ukraine without changes to the country’s asylum system quickly reversed themselves once former President Trump, the likely 2024 presidential nominee, publicly lobbied lawmakers to kill any border deal.
House Speaker Mike Johnson sidestepped a question on whether he would allow a vote on the foreign assistance package if the Senate approved it.
The speaker suffered back-to-back embarrassments on Wednesday, when both a resolution to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Aleyandro Mayorkas and a standalone bill providing $18 billion for Israel both failed.
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He said he still hoped they would agree to debate the border deal, but had lined up a back up plan in consultation with the White House to move the billions in money for Ukraine, Israel and humanitarian assistance for civilians impacted in conflict zones.
The top Senate Republican, Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., initially signaled he favored moving the legislation supporting key allies.
He said he took direction from GOP colleagues to work on a border deal, but once the House speaker called it “dead on arrival,” it was time to move on.
Many of the same Senate Republicans who insisted they wouldn’t back a bill providing more money for Ukraine without changes to the country’s asylum system quickly reversed themselves once former President Trump, the likely 2024 presidential nominee, publicly lobbied lawmakers to kill any border deal.
House Speaker Mike Johnson sidestepped a question on whether he would allow a vote on the foreign assistance package if the Senate approved it.
The speaker suffered back-to-back embarrassments on Wednesday, when both a resolution to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Aleyandro Mayorkas and a standalone bill providing $18 billion for Israel both failed.
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