Looks like House support for a Ukraine funding bill is a long shot unless Dems get serious about a border bill.

[NorthernHawkeye]

Speaker Johnson fires warning shot as Senate prepares to vote on Ukraine aid​

Speaker Johnson fires warning shot as Senate prepares to vote on Ukraine aid

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) fired a warning shot at the Senate’s foreign aid package Monday night, criticizing the $95.3 billion supplemental as the upper chamber inches closer to a final vote on …

thehill.com

 

[Huey Grey]

What's the border got to do with sticking it to Russia? Don't the Rs want to stick it to Russia?

 

[StormHawk42]

They had one last week. Next item.

 

[baddog25]

russia owns the republican party. try to keep up.

 

[ericram]

Dems are serious about the border. The Rs are not interested in solving anything.

 

[auntie_fah]

Didnt he refuse to bring one to the floor for a vote last week?

 

[Tiny Hands Trump]

Sad that we have to run things by the Russian Duma.

 

[tarheelbybirth]

Speaker Johnson fires warning shot as Senate prepares to vote on Ukraine aid​

Speaker Johnson fires warning shot as Senate prepares to vote on Ukraine aid

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) fired a warning shot at the Senate’s foreign aid package Monday night, criticizing the $95.3 billion supplemental as the upper chamber inches closer to a final vote on …

thehill.com

Dah, comrade!!

 

[EasyHawk]

We have seen the enemy…

 

[fsu1jreed]

At this point all Republicans and those that vote for them are pieces of shit

 

[SA_Hawk]

How come the Democrats want our cities overran by 22 year old assholes here to steal, beat cops and rape teen girls?

 

[SA_Hawk]

 

[tarheelbybirth]

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LOL...smallpox? SMALLPOX???

Better get your vaccines updated, dipshit.

 

[EasyHawk]

 

[SA_Hawk]

LOL...smallpox? SMALLPOX???

Better get your vaccines updated, dipshit.

I’ll mark you down for housing 5-10 illegals for the next five years.

 

[DFSNOLE]

Wasn't there a bipartisan bill, called the most conservative in recent history, brought forward just last week @NorthernHawkeye?

 

[auntie_fah]

Wasn't there a bipartisan bill,called the most conservative in recent history, brought forward just last week @NorthernHawkeye?

Hypocrisy is the feature, not a bug for republicans. They know their base is too stupid to figure it out.

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

Wasn't there a bipartisan bill, called the most conservative in recent history, brought forward just last week @NorthernHawkeye?

No. A handful of Rs went along with the dems. It was a bad border bill.

It was a Ukraine bill.

 

[tarheelbybirth]

I’ll mark you down for housing 5-10 illegals for the next five years.

I'll mark you down as dying from smallpox when it doesn't exist in nature. You might be the only person hapless enough to pull that off.

 

[DFSNOLE]

No. A handful of Rs went along with the dems. It was a bad border bill.

It was a Ukraine bill.

Who negotiated that bill for the GOP? No one? Wasn't it supported by the National Border Patrol Council?

Is it hard to breathe with your head so far up Trump’s ass?

 

[Firekirknow]

What's the border got to do with sticking it to Russia? Don't the Rs want to stick it to Russia?

Pay attention Russia is aligned with the Republican Party.

 

[FAUlty Gator]

No. A handful of Rs went along with the dems. It was a bad border bill.

It was an Ukraine bill.

They didn’t even bring it up for amendments. The GOP has a razor thin margin in the house. They don’t get to have everything they want. There’s no mandate. They’re ****ing pathetic and not remotely interested in solving problems.

Of course, the Dems are happy to load the gun for them to keep shooting themselves in the foot like this.

 

[95Hawk]

No. A handful of Rs went along with the dems. It was a bad border bill.

It was a Ukraine bill.

I thought it addressed both foreign aid and the border.

Which is what the GOP said was necessary to move forward.

And then they rejected it.

And now they’re back to saying that border security and foreign aid must be linked.

I’m beginning to think the GOP doesn’t want to solve the border issue and simply want to use it as political fodder, Northern.

 

[jasonrann]

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Well, we sure as sh!t don't want the polios running rampant again. Whew!

 

[tumorboy]

We have seen the enemy…

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That sounds like a far left Dem during the Cold War.

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

I thought it addressed both foreign aid and the border.

Which is what the GOP said was necessary to move forward.

And then they rejected it.

And now they’re back to saying that border security and foreign aid must be linked.

I’m beginning to think the GOP doesn’t want to solve the border issue and simply want to use it as political fodder, Northern.

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$60 billion for Ukraine and only $20 billion for the U.S.

 

[95Hawk]

$60 billion for Ukraine and only $20 billion for the U.S.

Maybe Mike Johnson should have attended the invitation of the Senate to join the negotiations, Northern.

Again: this not a sincere effort by the GOP to address the border. HR2 was a non-starter and the GOP keeps flinging excuses against the wall. Orange Jesus is providing the marching orders and they don’t want to appear to be part of a solution.

 

[tumorboy]

Honestly the Speakers hands are tied. Any type of compromise with Dems gets him removed. Yet, his religious fundamentalism requires him to get money to Israel. Dems know this so he’s kinda blocked and encouraged to do nothing.

 

[h-hawk]

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Whoa, shouldn't he save the cocaine for after he speaks?!

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

Maybe Mike Johnson should have attended the invitation of the Senate to join the negotiations, Northern.

Again: this not a sincere effort by the GOP to address the border. HR2 was a non-starter and the GOP keeps flinging excuses against the wall. Orange Jesus is providing the marching orders and they don’t want to appear to be part of a solution.

Why was H.R.2 a "non-starter"?

 

[h-hawk]

 

[mthawkeyes]

$60 billion for Ukraine and only $20 billion for the U.S.

Commie dems don't want to supply HIMARS for border security. Weak.

 

[Finance85]

Didnt he refuse to bring one to the floor for a vote last week?

The Ukrainian Aid and MIC slush fund bill?

The House passed a border bill last May.

 

[95Hawk]

Why was H.R.2 a "non-starter"?

1) mandated use of E-Verify to check employee documentation - a system that historically “catches” 1 in 6 undocumented workers. Also: does nothing to address industries that are reliant on undocumented labor - i.e. keeping cheaper food in our kitchens.

2) Puts additional burden on CBP offices to determine if an asylum claim has a good chance of being accepted - and dictated that you can only make an asylum claim at a recognized port of entry. Paradoxically, the backup at official ports of entry today would only worsen if that became the new law - forcing more to venture in between official crossings. Like Eagle Pass.

3) Build 900 miles of wall - and waive all legal requirements before building. Ignore environmental review or historic site review. See how well Trump’s “wall” is holding up against the elements today to appreciate how stripping all regulation would go for the long-term success of any wall.

4) ends protection of migrant children.

5) does not address pathways for legal immigration. No funding to expand the capability at legal points of entry (like the Senate version) - the only place where asylum claims could be made under HR2. So you restrict where asylum claims can be made, but don’t provide the infrastructure to help CBP.

 

[jasonrann]

1) mandated use of E-Verify to check employee documentation - a system that historically “catches” 1 in 6 undocumented workers. Also: does nothing to address industries at are reliant on undocumented labor - i.e. keeping cheaper food in our kitchens.

2) Puts additional burden on CBP offices to determine if an asylum claim has a good chance of being accepted - and dictated that you can only make an asylum claim at a recognized port of entry. Paradoxically, the backup at official ports of entry today would only worsen if that became the new law - forcing more to venture in between official crossings. Like Eagle Pass.

3) Build 900 miles of wall - and waive all legal requirements before building. Ignore environmental review or historic site review. See how well Trump’s “wall” is holding up against the elements today to appreciate how stripping all regulation would go for the long-term success of any wall.

4) ends protection of migrant children.

5) does not address pathways for legal immigration. No funding to expand the capability at legal points of entry (like the Senate version) - the only place where asylum claims could be made under HR2. So you restrict where asylum claims can be made, but don’t provide the infrastructure to help CBP.

But other than that, it's pretty sweet amirite?!

 

[95Hawk]

But other than that, it's pretty sweet amirite?!

It’s a solid bill fo’sho.

The GOP House knew it wasn’t going anywhere in the Senate - and created a MAGA-tized version so they could claim progress.

And then refused to negotiate with the Senate on a more nuanced version.

 

[tumorboy]

1) mandated use of E-Verify to check employee documentation - a system that historically “catches” 1 in 6 undocumented workers. Also: does nothing to address industries at are reliant on undocumented labor - i.e. keeping cheaper food in our kitchens.

2) Puts additional burden on CBP offices to determine if an asylum claim has a good chance of being accepted - and dictated that you can only make an asylum claim at a recognized port of entry. Paradoxically, the backup at official ports of entry today would only worsen if that became the new law - forcing more to venture in between official crossings. Like Eagle Pass.

3) Build 900 miles of wall - and waive all legal requirements before building. Ignore environmental review or historic site review. See how well Trump’s “wall” is holding up against the elements today to appreciate how stripping all regulation would go for the long-term success of any wall.

4) ends protection of migrant children.

5) does not address pathways for legal immigration. No funding to expand the capability at legal points of entry (like the Senate version) - the only place where asylum claims could be made under HR2. So you restrict where asylum claims can be made, but don’t provide the infrastructure to help CBP.

Number 3 would be the killer in my mind. Build a wall. But if the Wall has a bunch of nonfunctional areas no biggie. That’s a flipping joke. Still say the best place for a Wall is the Southern Mexico border.

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

1) mandated use of E-Verify to check employee documentation - a system that historically “catches” 1 in 6 undocumented workers. Also: does nothing to address industries at are reliant on undocumented labor - i.e. keeping cheaper food in our kitchens.

2) Puts additional burden on CBP offices to determine if an asylum claim has a good chance of being accepted - and dictated that you can only make an asylum claim at a recognized port of entry. Paradoxically, the backup at official ports of entry today would only worsen if that became the new law - forcing more to venture in between official crossings. Like Eagle Pass.

3) Build 900 miles of wall - and waive all legal requirements before building. Ignore environmental review or historic site review. See how well Trump’s “wall” is holding up against the elements today to appreciate how stripping all regulation would go for the long-term success of any wall.

4) ends protection of migrant children.

5) does not address pathways for legal immigration. No funding to expand the capability at legal points of entry (like the Senate version) - the only place where asylum claims could be made under HR2. So you restrict where asylum claims can be made, but don’t provide the infrastructure to help CBP.

Dem Translation: "Legalize!"

 

[hawkedoff]

Write a border bill that doesn't include things not related to our border security and it will be brought to the floor and pass.

The parts about the border are complete garbage. The money is mostly to speed up processing rather than actually securing the border. We can absolutely simplify processing of people that legally want to come to our country but if the funding doesn't first secure the border all it is from Biden is another lie.

Set up a bill for Ukraine and Israel independent of the border

 

[tumorboy]

Dem Translation: "Legalize!"

1 and 3 should be alarming to u. The biggest driver of migrants is jobs. If u take away that carrot numbers fall.
And if we are going to pour billions into a Wall. Shouldn’t we make sure it’s feasible and actually stays up.