[[{“value”:”Sen. Mitch McConnell ( R- KY ) declared the U.S. Senate border bill, which gives$ 60 billion to Ukraine and$ 14 billion for Israel, dead upon arrival.
According to McConnell,” the majority of our members believe that we wo n’t be able to pass a law here.”
Observe:
Breaking: Mitch McConnellwithdraws and declares that the Senate’s border agreement has been abandoned.
The majority of our members believe that we wo n’t be able to pass any laws in this country. pic. twitter.com/u2WilIpd5b
— Charlie Kirk, February 6, 2024 ( @charliekirk11 )
On Monday, 20 Senate Republicans voiced their opposition to the legislation.
20 Senate Republicans formally declare their opposition to the border bill as it develops.
DailyMail https ://t.co/1kwIQ4fF4g: Trump Hating, MAGA Detesting McConnell on the verge of dismissal following epic failure with the amnesty bill
— Charlie Kirk, February 6, 2024 ( @charliekirk11 )
” We had a pretty in-depth discussion about whether or not this product would always become law.” According to NBC News, McConnell told reporters,” And the speaker has made it pretty clear to us that it wo n’t become law.”
Sen. Lankford has done a remarkable job of negotiating with the additional side and winning the support of the Border Council, but I want to congratulate him on that. But it appears that we have no real chance of passing a law here, he continued,” to me and to the majority of our members.”
NBC News has more:
Republican senators started opposing the bill minutes after it was released on Sunday. By Tuesday, there was a frenzied level of opposition, including from McConnell’s leadership team. When the bill is introduced to the floor on Wednesday, it is obvious that they will not receive the 60 votes required to override a filibuster. As a result, aid to Israel and Ukraine will even be halted for the time being.
Sen. Minority Whip John Thune, R-S. D., said in reference to Wednesday’s scheduled legal vote to start considering the bill,” I would expect that the motion to proceed to it will fail.”
Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., the leading Democrat negotiator, responded,” No,” when asked if there was any hope left for the bill.
He expressed his outrage at the Republicans ‘ 180-degree vote on the bill.
McConnell has been urged to resign from his position as leader.
Republican senators urge McConnell to resign and declare the border bill to be “unadulterated bulls” ( http ://t.co/rfpM6mfzJu# FoxNews ).
February 6, 2024, Sean Davis ( @seanmdav )
From the Daily Mail:
The republican border agreement that is dividing congressional Republicans has already sparked angry calls to dismantle the Senate leadership and Donald Trump’s vehement assertions that it is the party of “death wish” in 2024.
Hours after negotiators released details of their new bipartisan agreement, which gives the administration new power to” close” the border when crossings spike while sending billions to allies Israel and Ukraine, anger erupted.
Utah Sen. Mike Lee was one of those who mocked the agreement the most. He also seemed to call for a change in his party’s leadership after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell oversaw the deal with Senator Charles Schumer. In November 2022, McConnell, the longest-serving Democratic senator in Senate history, prevailed over a leadership challenge with 37 to 10 votes.
This feels like a complex functional joke. It’s not amusing, though. No even close. I find it incomprehensible how any Republican would consider this to be a wise decision or anything other than an absolute catastrophe. He wrote on X,” WE NEED NEW LEADERSHIP —NOW.
Senate leadership “messed this up — and screwed us,” he wrote in a different post. They insisted that we would be stupid and perhaps immoral NOT to support the bill even as they refused to let us see it for MONTHS while claiming to be negotiating on our behalf. This is a dismissing betrayal.”}]] [[{“value”:”
Mitch McConnell, R-KY, declared the U.S. Senate Border Bill dead on arrival. The bill would have given $60 billion to Ukraine and $14 billion to Israel.
McConnell said that “most of our members believe we won’t be able make a law in this country.”
WATCH:
BREAKING: Mitch McConnell withdraws, says Senate’s border agreement is dead on arrival
“Most of our membership feels that we won’t be able make a law in this country.” pic.twitter.com/u2WilIpd5b
Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11), February 6, 2024
On Monday, 20 Senate Republicans expressed their opposition to the proposed legislation.
20 Senate Republicans publicly announce their opposition to the Border Bill
Trump Hating, MAGA Detesting McConnell on Verge of Dismissal After Epic Fail on Amnesty Bill Brings Republican Senate to Brink of Revolt – DailyMail https://t.co/1kwIQ4fF4g
Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11), February 6, 2024
“We had an intense discussion about whether this product would ever become law. McConnell, according to NBC News, told reporters that the speaker made it clear that this product would not become law.
“I want to congratulate Senator Lankford for a remarkable job in negotiating with the opposing side and getting the Border Council’s support. “It looks to me and to most members of our group as if there is no real chance to make a new law,” he said.
More from NBC News
Within minutes of Sunday’s bill release, Republican senators began to speak out against it. By Tuesday, the opposition had reached a feverish pitch, even within McConnell’s leadership team. On Wednesday, it became clear that they would not be able to reach the 60 votes needed to end a filibuster. Aid to Ukraine and Israel is also blocked for the time being.
“I expect that the motion for the bill to proceed will fail,” said Senate Majority Whip John Thune (R-S.D.) in reference to Wednesday’s procedural vote intended to begin the bill’s consideration.
When asked if there was any hope for the bill left, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), the lead Democratic negotiator replied, “No.”
He said that he was outraged at Republicans who did a 180-degree turn on the bill.
McConnell has been called upon to step down as leader.
GOP senators call for McConnell to step down, declare border bill ‘unadulterated bulls—‘ https://t.co/rfpM6mfzJu #FoxNews
Sean Davis (@seanmdav), February 6, 2024
Daily Mail:
Donald Trump has already made furious claims that the bipartisan border agreement that is dividing Congress Republicans represents a “death wish” for the party in the year 2024.
The fury erupted in the hours following the release of details on the new bipartisan agreement to give the administration new authority to ‘close the border’ when crossings spike while sending billions for support to allies Ukraine and Israel.
Mike Lee, a Utah senator, was among those who slammed the agreement the most. He even seemed to demand that his party’s leaders be changed after Mitch McConnell, the Senate Minority leader, helped oversee the deal between Charles Schumer and the Majority Leader. McConnell is the longest-serving Republican leader in Senate History. He survived a leadership challenge on a 37-10 vote in November 2022.
This feels like a clever practical joke. It’s not funny. Not at all. I cannot understand why any Republican would consider this a good idea, or anything other than a complete disaster. He wrote on X that ‘WE NEED NEW LEADERSHIP – NOW.
In another post, he said: ‘Senate Leadership screwed up this — and screwed me.’ They never questioned their position, even though they refused to let us see the bill that they claimed they were negotiating for us — for MONTHS. They said we would be stupid and unpatriotic if we didn’t support it. This is a betrayal that disqualifies you.
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