Border Bill Battle: How Senate Politics Imperil Bipartisan Legislation
Sen. Chris Murphy, the Democrats' lead negotiator on a $118 billion bipartisan national security bill, accuses Republicans of trying to sabotage the bill to support former President Donald Trump's reelection bid. The bill includes significant changes to U.S. immigration law and funding for border provisions, humanitarian aid, and foreign assistance. Murphy argues that Republicans' opposition to the bill is driven by political motives and warns that blocking it would make the border less secure for Trump's political benefit. The bill faces criticism from both Republican and Democratic lawmakers, and its fate hinges on a Senate procedural vote scheduled for Wednesday.
- Chris Murphy says Senate Republicans are imperiling border bill to help Trump NPR
- What the border bill would and wouldn’t do CNN
- Democrats are suddenly singing a different tune on the border The Hill
- The GOP Owns the Border Now. Here's How Democrats Make Sure of It. The New Republic
- You can probably guess why Trump is dead set against the border bill ABC News
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