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Senate Republicans knife bipartisan border security bill, declaring it dead

Headline from NBC4 Washington, from the development of Feb 5, 2024

Newest development Feb 7, 2024 · 2 reportsSenate’s $118B border bill officially dead, as chamber readies smaller aid measure for Ukraine and Israel

Republican senators made clear Tuesday that they will kill the border security bill their party negotiated with Democrats.

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    Senate Republicans knife bipartisan border security bill, declaring it dead

    Headline from NBC4 Washington ·

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    Senate’s $118B border bill officially dead, as chamber readies smaller aid measure for Ukraine and Israel

    Headline from New York Post ·

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26 articles, oldest first.

  1. Washington Examiner

    Three reasons bipartisan border bill is dead on arrival in the House (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Months of work to craft a bipartisan bill addressing border security might never make it President Joe Biden's desk for at least three reasons

  2. Forbes

    Trump Denounces Border Bill As ‘Gift To Democrats’ (opens Forbes)

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    It’s unclear if the bill unveiled Sunday has the support to pass the Senate, while House Republican leaders have declared it “dead on arrival” in the lower chamber.

  3. Forbes

    House GOP Vows Bipartisan Senate Border Deal Is ‘Dead On Arrival’ (opens Forbes)

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    The Republican House leadership said the bill “would actually incentivize more illegal immigration.”

  4. Newsweek

    Full list of Senate Republicans trying too kill border bill (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Sen. Mike Lee, a Utah Republican, slammed the bipartisan border bill as a "disqualifying betrayal."

  5. Blaze Media

    'A disqualifying betrayal': House Republicans vow to kill the Senate's so-called border bill (opens Blaze Media)

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    Blaze Media's feed description

    'This bill is even worse than we expected,' said House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.).

  6. Legal Insurrection

    Speaker Johnson: Senate Border Bill ‘Dead on Arrival’ (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    Legal Insurrection's feed description

    It also gives aid to Ukraine and Israel.

  7. The Daily Signal

    Republicans, Democrats Criticize Senate's Border Bill (opens The Daily Signal)

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    The Daily Signal's feed description

    "If this bill reaches the House, it will be dead on arrival," House Speaker Mike Johnson says of the Senate's border spending bill.

  8. Fox News

    House speaker says Senate border bill 'dead on arrival' if it reaches chamber: 'Even worse than we expected' (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    House Speaker Mike Johnson said the Senate's bipartisan border security bill will be "dead on arrival" if it reaches the House.

  9. NPR

    Negotiators release $118 billion border bill as GOP leaders call it dead in the House (opens NPR)

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    Senate negotiators have reached an agreement on a $118 billion bipartisan bill to address the U.S. border with Mexico. The Senate is expected to hold an initial procedural vote on the bill this week.

  10. Al Jazeera

    Unpacking the US Senate’s proposed border security bill (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Hours after being introduced, the bill is struggling amid Republican and Democratic differences.

  11. Gopusa

    Senators Unveil Long-Awaited Border Bill (opens Gopusa)

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    Gopusa's feed description

    A bipartisan group of senators has unveiled a highly anticipated bill that includes border security measures as well as additional funding for Ukraine and Israel, which House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has said is “dead on arrival” in the House. During a Jan. 28 appearance on CNN, Sen.

  12. Newsweek

    Donald Trump Warns Border Bill is "Death Wish" for Republicans (opens Newsweek)

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    The former president takes aim at the border bill as the details of the $118 billion deal were unveiled on Sunday.

  13. The Federalist

    Senate Border Bill Is Nothing But A Democrat Propaganda Op (opens The Federalist)

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    If the House doesn't concede to the Senate's horrible border bill, Democrat media simply blame Republicans for Biden's border crisis.

  14. Gopusa

    Senate Border Deal: Worst Bill Ever? (opens Gopusa)

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    Gopusa's feed description

    The Senate, under the leadership of Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell, has finally released its border security bill. This Senate border deal is beyond bad. The bill contains three times more funding for Ukraine than the U.S. border. Mitch McConnell is pushing the Senate to adopt this deal.

  15. Latin Times

    Border Security Bill at Risk in the Senate as Republicans Continue Withdrawing Support (opens Latin Times)

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    The initiative faces an even steeper hill in the House, where most high-ranking Republicans blasted it

  16. Reason

    Border bill blows up (opens Reason)

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    Reason's feed description

    Under the influence of former President Donald Trump, many elected Republicans are denouncing the bipartisan border security bill.

  17. Hot Air

    'Everything Is Dead': Senate Border Bill Heading for Doomed Vote (opens Hot Air)

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  18. NBC4 Washington

    Senate Republicans knife bipartisan border security bill, declaring it dead (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    Republican senators made clear Tuesday that they will kill the border security bill their party negotiated with Democrats.

  19. New York Post

    Senate’s $118B border bill officially dead, as chamber readies smaller aid measure for Ukraine and Israel (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Almost exactly 24 hours after Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told reporters the supplemental spending package had "no real chance" of becoming law, the measure came up 11 votes short of clearing the Senate's 60-vote filibuster.

  20. NBC News

    Republicans kill border bill in a sign of Trump's strength and McConnell's waning influence (opens NBC News)

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    Mitch McConnell pushed Senate Republicans to pass a bipartisan immigration and Ukraine aid deal. Encouraged by Donald Trump, they killed it instead.

  21. The Guardian

    ‘Dead on arrival’: US Senate poised for procedural vote on $118bn border bill (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Bipartisan bill, brokered by the White House and group of senators from both sides, is likely to fail due to Republican opposition

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