Graham says Ukraine aid will not be separated from border funding
by Miranda Nazzaro - 10/01/23 12:37 PM ET
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Sunday he expects Ukraine aid will not be separated from border funding as Congress tried to figure out a path forward after a shutdown bill left Ukraine out.
“To those who say we need to fix our border, you’re right,” Graham said on CBS News’s “Face The Nation.” “To those who say we need to help Ukraine, you’re right. To those who say we need to do the border, not Ukraine, you’re wrong.”
Graham said he believes Ukraine aid will not be a “standalone” bill and that the “vast majority” of Senate Republicans would support a combination of border security, Ukraine funding and disaster aid.
“We got to fix asylum, we need border security agent increases, we need more detention beds,” Graham said. “I think there’s Democratic support for major border security reform, but we have to attach it to Ukraine to those who say we need to fix our border.”
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Saturday offered a bill to keep the government open that did not include funding for Ukraine, despite the fact that similar legislation in the Senate with Ukraine aid was moving forward.
McCarthy had argued Ukraine aid should not be part of a stopgap measure, and a number of Republicans in the House oppose it.
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