The House of Representatives formally condemned President Biden on Wednesday over his border and immigration policies.
Lawmakers passed a resolution “condemning the Biden Administration's open border policy, condemning the national security and public safety crisis along the Southwest border, and calling on President Biden to end the administration's open border policy.”
It's a largely symbolic move, but a sharp message from the House Republican Conference as talks are underway between the Senate and White House on a compromise on border security in exchange for Republican support to send additional aid to Ukraine. is.
Rep. Nathaniel Moran (R-Texas), who spearheaded the resolution in the House, told Fox News Digital that the resolution sent a clear message of unity to negotiators.
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President Biden's border policies were subject to a House Republican-led resolution of disapproval. (Photo: Katie McTiernan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images | Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“This means we need to align ourselves to make sure the president has a clear and unified message from House Republicans and the Senate has a clear and unified message from House Republicans. “It shows that we're all working together. Border security is paramount to this issue of the nation and its national security,” Rep. Nathaniel Moran, R-Texas, told Fox News Digital.
The vote included House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D.Y.), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D.Y.), and Mitch McConnell. It comes immediately after the top four legislative leaders, including Senate Minority Leader (R). -Ky. – Met with Mr. Biden at the White House and discussed the status of additional aid talks.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D.N.Y.), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries Secretary of State for Internal Affairs and Communications (D.N.Y.) met with Mr. Biden on Wednesday. (Getty Images)
Democrats are trying to pass a massive $110 billion supplemental aid bill that would include money for humanitarian causes such as aid to Ukraine, Israel and Gaza.
Johnson revised House Republicans' position on HR2, the comprehensive border security and immigration bill passed by his conference in May. Democratic leaders claim HR2 is a deadbeat.
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“Last May, we passed HR2, which provides many of the practical solutions needed to close our borders,” Moran told FOX News Digital. “But what we've seen since then is obstruction by Democrats.”
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. (John Moore/Getty Images)
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“This resolution seeks to once again warn Democrats and the American people that we are in real danger.”
More than 300,000 migrants were encountered at the U.S.-Mexico border in December, a record high.
