swordfish Posted February 5, 2024 Posted February 5, 2024 Out of $118 billion, only $20 billion goes to the border.....$75 Billion goes to Israel and Ukraine, with the rest going to Indo-Pacific (Taiwan) How does this bill even warrant being deemed protecting our border? https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13046811/Mitch-McConnell-faces-fury-118-billion-border-package.html House Speaker Mike Johnson has joined other Republicans who have already deemed the bipartisan Senate border deal 'dead on arrival' and dubbed the proposal 'worse than expected.' Three chief negotiators for the border security package, Sens. James Lankford (R-Okla.), Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), unveiled the text of the sprawling deal on Sunday. But Republican infighting is likely to tank the compromise as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer plans to bring the first procedural vote to the floor on Wednesday. Knives are out for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who is facing much of the fury from Republicans opposing the bill after he insisted last year that border policy changes be included in the funding package for embattled countries. Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) said the Republican Party 'NEEDS NEW LEADERSHIP – NOW.' 'This feels like an elaborate practical joke. But it's not funny. Not one bit,' Lee posted to X, formerly Twitter. I cannot understand how any Republican would think this was a good idea—or anything other than an unmitigated disaster. The $118 billion deal, backed by the White House, includes $14 billion in aid to Israel, $60 billion to Ukraine and also $20 billion for securing the southern border amid a massive increase in illegal migration. It also includes billions for critical partnerships in the Indo-Pacific, including Taiwan.
Impartial_Observer Posted February 6, 2024 Posted February 6, 2024 For reference, heard on the radio today the Marine Corps’ budget for FY23 was 67 billion.
swordfish Posted April 25, 2024 Author Posted April 25, 2024 On 2/5/2024 at 10:55 AM, swordfish said: Out of $118 billion, only $20 billion goes to the border.....$75 Billion goes to Israel and Ukraine, with the rest going to Indo-Pacific (Taiwan) How does this bill even warrant being deemed protecting our border? https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13046811/Mitch-McConnell-faces-fury-118-billion-border-package.html House Speaker Mike Johnson has joined other Republicans who have already deemed the bipartisan Senate border deal 'dead on arrival' and dubbed the proposal 'worse than expected.' Three chief negotiators for the border security package, Sens. James Lankford (R-Okla.), Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), unveiled the text of the sprawling deal on Sunday. But Republican infighting is likely to tank the compromise as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer plans to bring the first procedural vote to the floor on Wednesday. Knives are out for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who is facing much of the fury from Republicans opposing the bill after he insisted last year that border policy changes be included in the funding package for embattled countries. Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) said the Republican Party 'NEEDS NEW LEADERSHIP – NOW.' 'This feels like an elaborate practical joke. But it's not funny. Not one bit,' Lee posted to X, formerly Twitter. I cannot understand how any Republican would think this was a good idea—or anything other than an unmitigated disaster. The $118 billion deal, backed by the White House, includes $14 billion in aid to Israel, $60 billion to Ukraine and also $20 billion for securing the southern border amid a massive increase in illegal migration. It also includes billions for critical partnerships in the Indo-Pacific, including Taiwan. Just re-posting incase anyone forgets why the Senate "Border" Bill didn't pass.....And a reminder that the House passed a very good border bill that would have passed the Senate had Chuck Schumer brought it to the floor......
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