McCarthy Kills Bipartisan Senate Bill to Avert Shutdown
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The stopgap measure, which included continued aid for Ukraine, would have faced stiff opposition from hardliners in the House.

Just four days out from a government shutdown, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has declared a bipartisan Senate stopgap measure dead on arrival.

Senators, having apparently lost faith in McCarthy’s ability to stave off a shutdown, negotiated a bill late Tuesday night that funds the government until Nov. 17 and includes $12 billion in aid and disaster relief for Ukraine. It’s expected to be voted on by the end of the week before being sent over to the House, and is intended to buy lawmakers more time to hash out a longer-term deal, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said.

But, according to Punchbowl News, McCarthy said in a closed-door meeting on Wednesday morning that he wouldn’t take up a bill that includes Ukraine funding but no border security measures. “I don’t see the support in the House,” he reportedly said.

Aid for Ukraine has been one of several sticking points for ultraconservative hardliners in the House who have repeatedly sabotaged McCarthy’s efforts to get spending bills passed.

  • ZK686@lemmy.world
    227·
    1 year ago

    You sound just like Reddit, where EVERYTHING and ANYTHING was the Republican’s fault. Republicans want funds to go towards a border crisis that Democrats want to ignore. Democrats want to send BILLIONS to Ukraine, but literally turn a blind eye to what’s happening in our own country. Ever since Biden took over, the Democrats have chosen to ignore what’s been going on with our immigration issues, literally, they don’t want to talk about it or do anything because they don’t want to give even the slightest indication that Trump and Republicans have been right all along about having border issues. If we can send billions to another country, we sure as hell can send money to help with our borders.

    • deadtom@lemmy.world
      9·
      1 year ago

      Living on the border a stones throw from Mexico myself… what border crisis? Care to articulate and provide some citations to back it up?

    • TotallynotJessica@lemmy.world
      2·
      1 year ago

      Not everything is the Republican’s fault. Sometimes the Democrats go along with stupid Republican ideas. There is a crisis at the border, but Republicans are offering solutions that will be far less effective at addressing the issue than what Progressives want. There is some blame on the Democrats for not explaining what would solve the crisis, but the Republican solutions aren’t going to address the problem effectively, and lead to a ton of death and suffering.

    • andxz@lemmy.world
      2·
      1 year ago

      You say that, and there’s no denying there are border related problems, but if you think the solution lies within the party that supports someone who thinks a mote filled with hungry alligators is a viable one you might want to rethink a thing or two.

      Just a humble suggestion.