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Mitch McConnell Turns Against Border Bill
« on: February 06, 2024, 02:57:24 pm »
Mitch McConnell Turns Against Border Bill



by BRADLEY JAYE 5 Feb 2024

Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the shocking decision to recommend Republicans block the advancement of the Senate pro-migration border bill.

That first procedural vote was set for Wednesday. It is unknown if Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) will forge ahead, although that is likely.

McConnell cited the overwhelming number of Senate Republicans planning to vote against the measure either on substance or because they wanted more time, according to Punchbowl News.

The longtime Republican leader has spoken in favor of the deal and did not express any personal hesitations about the legislation to his colleagues.

https://www.alipac.us/f12/mitch-mcconnell-turns-against-border-bill-416889/
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Re: Mitch McConnell Turns Against Border Bill
« Reply #1 on: February 06, 2024, 02:59:16 pm »
Maybe ol' Mitch had a break from his Biden Syndrome and in that moment of lucidity remembered he's not a democrat. :pondering:
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Re: Mitch McConnell Turns Against Border Bill
« Reply #2 on: February 06, 2024, 03:00:48 pm »
Quote from: rangerrebew on February 06, 2024, 02:59:16 pm
Maybe ol' Mitch had a break from his Biden Syndrome and in that moment of lucidity remembered he's not a democrat. :pondering:

LOL! Nope! He just stuck his wet finger in the air and learned which way the wind was blowing.
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Re: Mitch McConnell Turns Against Border Bill
« Reply #3 on: February 06, 2024, 03:05:58 pm »
By STEPHEN GROVES, MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO
Updated 10:40 PM CST, February 5, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a torrent of criticism from conservatives, Senate Republicans on Monday resisted advancing on a bipartisan proposal intended to clamp down on illegal border crossings, signaling a likely defeat in Congress that would leave leaders with no clear path to approve wartime aid for Ukraine.

In a dramatic turnaround, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell recommended to GOP senators in a closed-door meeting that they vote against the first procedural vote Wednesday, according to two people familiar with the meeting who were not authorized to talk publicly about it and spoke anonymously.

It came just hours after the Kentucky Republican had urged colleagues on the Senate floor that “it’s now time for Congress to take action.” But McConnell has struggled to marshal his conference to support the package of $118 billion package of border enforcement policy and funding for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies.

Senate negotiators on Sunday night released the text of the bill, hoping that the details would win over skeptics. The carefully negotiated deal represented a rightward shift in Senate negotiations over border measures, yet the backlash was still intense from conservatives. They savaged the border policy proposal as insufficient, with former President Donald Trump leading the charge.

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Re: Mitch McConnell Turns Against Border Bill
« Reply #4 on: February 06, 2024, 03:17:46 pm »
Cocaine Mitch not getting his cut or something?
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