Senate Border Deal Faces Uncertain Path Forward

Published on February 5, 2024

Republicans and Democrats in Congress are expressing mixed reactions to the bipartisan Senate border/foreign aid deal announced on Feb. 4. On the whole, Republicans blasted the bill while Democrats supported it. In addition to funding for border-related activities and new border policies, the $118 billion supplemental bill includes more than $60 billion for Ukraine amid its war with Russia, whose second anniversary will be on Feb. 24, and more than $14 billion in assistance to Israel amid its war in Gaza with the terrorist group Hamas. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) called for passage of the deal, which was negotiated for months between Sens. James Lankford (R-Okla.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.)....

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