House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) has told House Republicans that he will not accept any border security deal that comes out of the current talks between the Senate and the White House, according to a Republican lawmaker familiar with the talks. It was reported unofficially.
The congressman said Johnson's Republican conference held a conference call Sunday night in which Johnson stood by his position that the House would not support anything other than the GOP's Secure Borders Act (HR 2).
Fox News Digital reported that border security negotiations will be a major topic of discussion, with lawmakers debating how to pass conservative border policies.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson told Republicans he would not simply accept a border compromise proposal from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's floor. (Getty Images)
This is a bipartisan group of senators debating what border policy compromises could be made in exchange for Republican support for Democrats' request for $110 billion in additional funding for Ukraine, Israel and other humanitarian causes. It was held in the midst of
He said Republicans on the call were told the Senate was close to reaching a deal. One has not yet been announced.
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Fox News Digital has reached out to Johnson's office for further comment.
Mr. Johnson has argued publicly and privately that House Republicans' default position is on HR2, the immigration and border bill that passed the House in May along party lines.
Sen. James Lankford is representing Republicans in border security negotiations. (Reuters)
The bill, which includes a return to Trump-era policies such as remaining in Mexico and building a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border, was labeled unworkable by the Democratic-controlled Senate and White House. ing.
In a conference call, Prime Minister Johnson vowed to “use every tool at our disposal” to pass HR2, Fox News Digital reported.
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“I don't think the Republicans in the House want a Senate deal,” another Republican told Fox News Digital after the call.
Venezuelan migrants walk toward a U.S. Border Patrol transit center after crossing the Rio Grande River into the United States on January 8, 2024, in Eagle Pass, Texas. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
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“Where is our border security? We need HR2 or a functional alternative, but the president has unilaterally made over 60 policy changes to dismantle border security and get us here,” Mr. Speaker said. “I'm making a point,” the second lawmaker said. “He can unilaterally fix it today without legislative action.”
Johnson's office released a memo last week pointing to 64 policy decisions by Biden and his officials that Republicans say have undermined border security over the past two years.
