Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich expressed his hope for House Republicans to stand firm in their demand for a substantial border bill before agreeing to further aid for Ukraine.
Speaker Mike Johnson emphasized the need for transformative policy change in border security, linking it to the additional aid proposed for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan.
Meanwhile, Senate Republicans are negotiating a bipartisan border deal to move the national security package forward.
“I hope the House Republicans stand firm and tell the Senate Republicans, ‘We want a real border bill or nothing. And we’re not going to pass the aid to Ukraine without taking care of the American border,’” Gingrich said.
“We’re not playing politics with this, we’re demanding real, transformative policy change, because that’s what the American people need and deserve, and that they’re demanding as well,” Johnson said.
“I’m hopeful that they’ll [in the Senate] come up with something meaningful. But what I have said from the very beginning is that we have to have H.R. 2, or the functional equivalent thereof,” Johnson said.
“[H.R. 2] has very important provisions. We reform asylum and the broken parole process. We restore the Trump-era Remain-in-Mexico policy, which is essential. And you end catch-and-release,” he said.
“We need to rebuild the wall. There are other elements as well, but some of those are essential to stop the flow.”
However, there is division within the Republican party, with some prioritizing border security while others stress the importance of the broader national security package.
“The rest of the bill is important. We’re getting shot at. The Houthis are shooting at our ships, at commercial ships. We’ve got a war in Israel, a war in Ukraine. I’m sure the Chinese were unhappy with the outcome of the presidential election in Taiwan a few days ago,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said.
“I think it’s time to go ahead with the supplemental, and I’m anticipating it will be before us next week.”
“The American border is at least as important to Americans as the Ukrainian border. And I’m very much in favor of stopping Putin, but I’m also really, really alarmed at the sheer numbers that Biden has brought into this country and the total dishonesty of their program,” Gingrich said.
Biden has rejected the House Republican border proposal, emphasizing the need for comprehensive immigration reform.
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