GOP senators rally against bipartisan border deal, citing Biden’s power to suspend ‘emergency’ bill
More than a dozen Republican senators are opposed to a bipartisan “emergency powers” border bill that is part of the White House’s national security mandate and would give President Biden the power to effectively override the law. It is claimed that it gives The bill would authorize the president to direct the Secretary of Homeland […]
‘The Border Deal Is an Easy NO’
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida) announced his opposition to the Senate border bill after it was announced Sunday evening. “A ‘border deal’ is an easy no. It’s like a parody of an actual border security bill,” he posted on X. A “border agreement” is an easy no. It reads like a parody of the actual border […]
Trump, other Republicans slam Senate border deal as ‘great gift’ to Dems
On Capitol Hill, more Republicans on Monday opposed the latest Senate border deal, effectively slowing immigration processing into the United States as former President Donald Trump called it “a great gift to Democrats.” They objected to more than $20 billion allocated to promote the project. “I cannot support a bill that does not secure our […]
‘Why Doesn’t It Start Now?’: Hugh Hewitt Presses James Lankford On Delay In Border Wall Under Senate Deal
Radio host Hugh Hewitt on Monday told Republican Sen. James Lankford (Oklahoma), the lead Republican negotiator on the bipartisan border security bill announced Sunday, that the bill included The lack of provisions mandating the construction of a wall along the country’s border. The bipartisan bill “Emergency National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2024” does not […]
Sen. John Cornyn Raises ‘Serious Concerns’ with Senate Immigration Deal
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) told Breitbart News through a spokesperson Monday morning that he has “grave concerns” about the immigration plan the Senate just introduced. “I have seen the text and have questions and serious concerns,” Cornyn said in a statement to Barron’s. As Breitbart News asked a Cornyn spokesperson, Cornyn’s comments were not an […]
Jayapal: Border deal would force many migrants unable to seek asylum ‘back to certain death’
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, criticized the long-awaited bipartisan border agreement announced late Sunday, saying the changes made to the asylum process “do too many.” “We will send people back to safe countries,” he said. Death, discrimination, and other harm. ” “I’m still considering the text of this proposal, which […]
House Freedom Caucus lashes out at Senate border deal: ‘Dumpster fire’
First appearance on Fox: Members of the House Freedom Caucus are urging conservative senators to reject a recently unveiled compromise on border security, arguing it doesn’t do enough to curb the immigration crisis. “It’s clear why Democrats waited until the last minute to dump the bill on a dumpster fire. This is much worse than […]
Here’s what’s in the Senate’s border security deal
Senate negotiators on Sunday night announced a long-awaited move to address what they called a “security crisis” at the southern border and stop a surge of 10,000 migrants per day from countries around the world. announced a partisan agreement. of An ambitious series of reforms The deal includes speeding up the adjudication of asylum claims […]
‘Process-Wise, We’re Not Going to Deal with This Next Week’
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said on “Fox News Sunday” this week that the Senate’s border deal will not be addressed next week. Anchor Shannon Bream said: We were waiting for a deal. I think the text will be here by Sunday morning. Still waiting. We don’t have the document yet, but we’re hearing that there […]
Border deal meets immediate blowback from conservatives, Trump allies in Congress
The long-awaited bipartisan border deal ran into swift opposition from hardline conservatives and allies of former President Trump within hours of negotiators releasing the 370-page draft deal. They are He denounced it as an “amnesty bill.” He said it “erased borders” and attacked the Ukrainian funds it contained, calling it “a complete pushover and gross” […]