Senate

Border Bill Fails in Senate

The Senate’s $118 billion spending bill failed to advance past a procedural vote on the Senate floor Wednesday.   The bill included funding for border-related measures, Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. The bill fell short of receiving the 60 votes needed to keep moving forward in the Senate.   If the bill had passed in the […]

Democrat ‘Outs’ Senate’s Immigration Bill

The Senate finally released its so-called border security bill on Sunday night.  The “compromise” bill between Democratic and Republican leadership would do little to stop the massive flow of illegal immigration across our border, and to top it off, it has been paired with $60 billion in funding for the war in Ukraine.  It appears […]

‘Even Worse Than We Expected’

The bipartisan Senate border deal is blowing up already. Released Sunday night after months of closed-door negotiations by top senators in both parties, the bill was greeted by an eruption of protest from conservatives in both the House and Senate. And House Majority Leader Steve Scalise quickly delivered the death blow. “Let me be clear, […]