House Republicans’ push to pass border security reform in the divided 118th Congress could end up being a pipe dream.
A spokesperson for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) told Fox News Digital that House Republicans have passed several border security and immigration enforcement bills, but none of them will be considered in the Democratic-controlled Senate. He pointed out that he had not done so.
Johnson said the gap between Republicans and Democrats on the issue remains wide and that House Republican leaders are relying on former President Trump to take back the White House next year to ensure meaningful changes to border policy. He suggested that there was.
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Speaker Mike Johnson’s office has accused Senate Democrats of inaction and suggested border security reform likely won’t pass in the divided 118th Congress. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images/Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
“House Republicans have passed multiple border security bills, including our signature Border Security Act, the Laken Riley Act, and the Social Security Fraud Punishment Act, which have been ignored by Senate Democrats and have left the border unresolved. “This is a catastrophe that proves they are not serious about their response to the pandemic,” Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office said. “Democrats are only proposing political cover-up measures that won’t solve the problem, and Republicans won’t accept anything short of change in the White House.”
“House Republicans understand that the only way to truly solve the problem is to elect President Trump in November.”
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Fox News Digital reached out to Johnson’s office two days after he convened an unusual Saturday session to pass a $95 billion foreign aid bill.
While the large bipartisan margin marks a victory for Mr. Johnson in his still relatively new leadership role, Republican rebels who have increasingly criticized Mr. Johnson for crossing the aisle on major legislation have said that Mr. They were furious that about $61 billion in aid to Ukraine was passed without a forced vote. Border security measures.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York has not addressed several border and immigration bills passed by the House. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
“The only path forward for a substantive border bill was to leverage the Biden administration’s push for more Ukraine aid,” Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) wrote in X last week.
Johnson has also argued for months that President Biden himself has the unilateral ability to stop the border crisis through executive action, but the White House says Congress needs to come up with a permanent solution. I insisted and pushed back.
A statement from Johnson’s office on Tuesday confirmed that Fox News Digital had recently spoken with Biden about possible executive action on border issues, or that House Republicans are considering the next big legislative battle: government funding for fiscal year 2025. The announcement was made after asking people if they were considering using it. As a region obstructing the Senate on border security.
Previous attempts to pass foreign aid alongside a bipartisan border security agreement led to Senate and House Republicans arguing that the included border measures would only codify the Biden administration’s existing bad policies. And it ended in failure.
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“House Republicans understand that the only way to truly solve this problem is to elect President Trump in November,” Johnson’s spokesman said. (Fox News Digital Probe Media)
But Democrats said Trump-era immigration provisions were not a start and rejected calls from Republicans to introduce the Border Security Act.
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Meanwhile, a House Republican aide familiar with the work of the House Homeland Security Committee said the committee is conducting multiple investigations into the Biden administration’s handling of the border crisis, but the committee could be put on hold due to a new push by House Republican leaders. He said he would not discuss any pending bills that have gender implications. For reform.
A House Republican aide said the party is “committed to responding.”[ing] this crisis and [making] sure people know [they] Please take this issue very seriously. ”
Fox News Digital has reached out to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer for comment.
Editor’s note: The headline of this story has been updated to more clearly reflect that Johnson’s office is referring to the Senate.
