The White House said Friday that House Republicans have resolved to resolve the issue after House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) said in a letter to colleagues that the Senate's border agreement was “dead on arrival.” He said he was faced with a choice between finding a solution and scoring political points.
“You House Republicans have a choice. They have to choose whether they want to solve the problem or actually solve the problem like the Senate is trying to do in a bipartisan way. Let's get in the way and score political points,'' White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters.
Johnson's letter comes after former President Trump said that not enough progress has been made on the border issue, and if reports about the terms of the deal are true, the Senate bill dealing with the border issue and aid to countries such as Ukraine will pass in the House. outlined that it would have been invalidated. .
Asked about President Biden remaining optimistic about a border deal given the politics of the situation, Jean-Pierre said it's “a good thing” that bipartisan talks are taking place in the Senate. .
“There is optimism because we see Democrats and Republicans in the Senate coming together to find an agreement,” Jean-Pierre said. “We feel like that's a sign of optimism that people on both sides of the aisle are coming together and having negotiations and conversations about real ways to solve problems.”
“Given the state of politics today, it's good to see that in the Senate as well,” she added. “House Republicans have to decide whether they want to be part of the solution or part of the problem.”
In his letter, Johnson said the next major action by House Republicans would be to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who he said has “willfully ignored and actively violated our nation's immigration laws.” “We do,” Johnson argued.
Jean-Pierre said Friday that it's “shameful” that House Republicans want to spend their time impeaching Mayorkas, who should be working across the aisle to find a solution to border security.
Meanwhile, Senate Republicans are exploring alternatives for how to deliver aid to the war-torn country after the White House combined funding for border improvements. There is.
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