Measures unveiled on Sunday night face uphill battle to pass either Senate or House, leaving Ukraine and Israel uncertain over future assistance
Senate releases draft bill to toughen border measures
The immigration policy compromise legislation was negotiated by a trio of Democratic, Republican and independent senators. It has the support of Joe Biden, and the leaders of both parties in the Senate.
Yet all signs point to the bill eventually ending up on the trash heap, alongside all the other immigration policy proposals Congress has rejected over the past two decades. The biggest sign of its eventual fate is Republican House speaker Mike Johnson’s opposition to the legislation. He had repeatedly hinted that he would reject the bill when it was released, and made good on that promise:
Continue reading…Measures unveiled on Sunday night face uphill battle to pass either Senate or House, leaving Ukraine and Israel uncertain over future assistanceSenate releases draft bill to toughen border measuresThe immigration policy compromise legislation was negotiated by a trio of Democratic, Republican and independent senators. It has the support of Joe Biden, and the leaders of both parties in the Senate.Yet all signs point to the bill eventually ending up on the trash heap, alongside all the other immigration policy proposals Congress has rejected over the past two decades. The biggest sign of its eventual fate is Republican House speaker Mike Johnson’s opposition to the legislation. He had repeatedly hinted that he would reject the bill when it was released, and made good on that promise: Continue reading…