Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, R-New York, said in a letter to colleagues on Sunday that the U.S. Senate is moving forward with a bipartisan border security bill after Republicans withdrew support and previous efforts collapsed. He said he would vote again this week.
Schumer said in the letter that the border law has received approval from the National Border Patrol Council and others, and that Republicans and Democrats alike in Congress are “ready to take up arms and take action to protect our nation’s borders.” ” he said.
Schumer fired shots at his Republican colleagues, accusing them of “conceding to former President Trump’s demands.” [that] Congressional Republicans kill the bill. ”
He said Democrats’ commitment to action “has never waned.”
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images/File)
“That’s why the Senate stands ready to take up bipartisan border legislation as a standalone measure next week,” Schumer said. “We hope this bipartisan proposal will bring serious-minded Republicans back to the table and move forward on a bipartisan solution on the border.”
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Democratic leaders say the border bill would reform U.S. asylum law, hire thousands of border agents and curb fentanyl smuggling, among other things.
Border Patrol arrested a group of migrants near a portion of the border wall near Hidalgo, Texas. (Tyler Olson/Fox News/File)
Previous legislation related to U.S. foreign aid to Ukraine and Israel stalled in the Senate after President Trump told Republicans not to support it. Schumer said the bill to be voted on this week will stand alone.
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Since President Biden took office in 2021, record numbers of migrants have been intercepted crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, making border security one of the key issues in the presidential election.
Mr. Trump is aiming to return to power by challenging Mr. Biden in the November 5 election.
Reuters contributed to this report.
