Republican senators block Ukraine-border bill after Donald Trump opposes it
by Eric Garcia and Katie Hawkinson
Feb 07, 2024
3 minutes
Senate Republicans blocked the path forward on a security package that included restrictions to immigration in exchange for aid to Ukraine, Israel and allies in the Indo-Pacific.
The legislation—which Senators James Lankford of Oklahoma, Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona and Chris Murphy of Connecticut—failed 49-50 as a majority of Republican senators voted against the legislation. Speaker Mike Johnson and the rest of Republican leadership in the US House of Representatives opposed it as well.
Many Republicans came out with their opposition after former President Donald Trump condemned the legislation.
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