Speaker Mike Johnson Released a Statement on the Senate’s Foreign Aid Legislation Failure to Address Border Crisis
House Republicans emphasize the need for national security legislation to prioritize border security. They urge the Senate to amend foreign aid bills accordingly. Concerns about Senate’s inaction persist.
2/15/2024
Washington, D.C. – “House Republicans were crystal clear from the very beginning of discussions that any so-called national security supplemental legislation must recognize that national security begins at our own border. The House acted ten months ago to help enact transformative policy change by passing the Secure Our Border Act, and since then, including today, the Senate has failed to meet the moment.
“The Senate did the right thing last week by rejecting the Ukraine-Taiwan-Gaza-Israel-Immigration legislation due to its insufficient border provisions, and it should have gone back to the drawing board to amend the current bill to include real border security provisions that would actually help end the ongoing catastrophe. Instead, the Senate’s foreign aid bill is silent on the most pressing issue facing our country.
“The mandate of national security supplemental legislation was to secure America’s own border before sending additional foreign aid around the world. It is what the American people demand and deserve. Now, in the absence of having received any single border policy change from the Senate, the House will have to continue to work its own will on these important matters. America deserves better than the Senate’s status quo.”
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I wish House Republicans would make up their minds. They just a week ago killed a bill to strengthen the border. They think that by making government not work, they will win an election. The wrong Republicans are leading the parade to doom.