Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday that after months of negotiations with Democrats on beefing up border security, the time has come to show the bill text and take action.
The fate of the yet-to-be-released agreement has darkened as former President Donald Trump and House Republicans say the details that have emerged are too weak to solve the illegal immigration crisis.
A border deal would be paired with U.S. aid to Ukraine and Israel, which Mr. McConnell cited as urgently needed funding.
“It’s certainly been a challenge to try and reach an agreement on the border. That’s why we’ve been talking so long,” the Kentucky Republican said of the talks that have dragged on since last fall. “It’s time for us to move something — hopefully including a border agreement. But we need to get help to Israel and Ukraine quickly.”