Posted on 02/05/2024 6:57:07 PM PST by bimboeruption
Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the shocking decision to recommend Republicans block the advancement of the Senate pro-migration border bill.
That first procedural vote was set for Wednesday. It is unknown if Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) will forge ahead, although that is likely.
McConnell cited the overwhelming number of Senate Republicans planning to vote against the measure either on substance or because they wanted more time, according to Punchbowl News.
The longtime Republican leader has spoken in favor of the deal and did not express any personal hesitations about the legislation to his colleagues.
According to Punchbowl, McConnell said the political mood in the country has changed since negotiations began months ago. At that time, McConnell and Democrat leaders agreed to pair foreign aid to Ukraine, of which McConnell is the Senate’s greatest champion, with a border compromise. Democrats, although also generally in favor of aiding Ukraine’s stalemated war against Russia, used McConnell’s fervor for Ukraine aid against Republicans, dangling a proposed border compromise in exchange for aiding the European nation.
Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) touted his close work with McConnell on the deal. “I have never worked more closely with Leader McConnell on any piece of legislation as we did on this,” Schumer told reporters on Sunday.
Leaked details of the secretive deal, which McConnell’s chosen Republican lead negotiator Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) and other allies denied, were confirmed Sunday upon the bill’s release. The overwhelming opposition led to McConnell altering his plan Monday night.
Even Lankford, who continued championing the deal leading up to Monday night’s Senate Republican Conference meeting, would not say after the meeting if he would vote to move forward Wednesday on the deal he negotiated, according to the Huffington Post.
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The more I watch as the GOP-e turns against this POS bill, I have come to realize, that this was NOT a handout to Biden...this was your typical STRAWMAN setup!!
The GOP-e created the most egregious, POS bill, looking like we are giving away the grocery store, only for the GOP-e to come in and “save America” by realizing that the American people are not for these changes and voting against it...you are welcome...vote me back in so I can save you from another strawman bill next time!
FURNC! FUMM! FUGOP-e!!
They got caught and are now backpedaling.
I tried to watch this clown yesterday. He was speaking like an old person sending their lunch back to the chef at a nursing home.
https://twitter.com/AndrewDesiderio/status/1754670556744413235
NEWS — McConnell recommended to GOP senators behind closed doors that they BLOCK the border bill on Wednesday, per multiple sources, bc it’s clear that most Republicans are preparing to vote no — either because they oppose the bill or want more time. w/ @bresreports
@JakeSherman
McConnell explicitly recommended a NO vote on cloture on the motion to proceed, according to several attendees.
McConnell said the problem isn’t what Lankford negotiated, it’s that the political mood in the country has changed.
Mitch must’ve been checking FR this week!
Repeal the 17th Amendment and amend the Constitution to have term limits for House members.
Every single Republican and RINOs like Romney et al need to vote NO.
Lank and Turtle must go!
It is insane to not demand a full closure of the border in any new legislation. In my opinion even Dem voters are for closing the border. Big $$$ is to blame for this entire invasion. No one’s voices are being heard and the press keeps the blinders on. Politicians are taking the $$.
Bull Merde, saving public face before commanding that all of his plebes vote for this catastrophic bill. The phones and e-mails must have caused “Team Mitch” to retreat into his shell before turning the computers and the phones off.
They didn’t expect the Truth about the bill to get out.
Gee I wonder why.
“Knives out for Mitch McConnell over border bill: Republicans start calls to kick him OUT of leadership and accuse him of a ‘bromance’ with Democrats on package that’s a ‘betrayal’ of American people”
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4215268/posts
Exactly. Someone in the Senate is still patriotic…
just CYA....time to ditch Mitch.
his neocon warmongers will still pass the Ukranian blood and laundering money.
IMHO, he enabled the Democrats "winning" back control of the Senate.
>He didn’t change his position - the votes are not there. So he is stalling to buy more time.<
Like always, get more time to twist arms, make deals until the R opposers are whipped. We know how it’s done.
Mullahsthat glow in the dark!
Exactly
These little supercilious shits who now run US foreign policy have the foresight of post turtles.
Blinken and Sullivan lead the pack, but behind them are Obungo, Rice, Jarrett, Palestinian supporting godless whackos all.
Show me where the Jews of Israel have lost a Judaistic military engagement for the last 100 years.These lefty idiots in Washington haven't any idea what they are unleashing.
There will be hell to pay.
The God of Judah now walks the good earth of Judea as of old, awakened by the Oct 7 genocide of mothers ,babies, children and men, some of the women raped so hard that their corpses had broken pelvises, and so who will take the one way ticket to hell? Watch the zot happen:
Yeah- they do, but they also keep electing Rand Paul and I thank God for that.
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