He could have passed the original House bill, and let, no HOPE that the democrats wouldn't pass it, and/or Biden NOT sign it.
And then let Biden and the democrats explain to the country for the next 6 months (right up until election day) why they placed money for Ukraine ahead of our national security (meaning, border security, of course).
Thanks, Mike, you threw away a perfect and huge opportunity for absolutely nothing.
For some reason you cannot understand that.
The original border security bill, HR2 was already passed by the House.
Mucking up border security with foreign aid was originally Biden’s strategy - you don’t get that, do you? It figures.
And had Johnson continued to try to use this “leverage” you claim he had, a discharge petition would have been brought, passed, and we’d have the Senate bill as law. If Pubbies complained further about the border the Dem’s would just say (hell, in fact have said) the Pubbies (as a whole) weren’t even happy with the bill they agreed to.
OTOH, if Biden got desperate enough for the Ukie aid, and had reason to play the border issue even more than with the Senate bill, he could just acquiesce to the new House bill, voters concerned would be happy the border bill was finally law, and then Biden would fail to administer it, work with courts to delay or block it, delay it on his own behind the scenes, twist it... Basically it’s the Mayorkas playbook again, and by the time that was evident the election would be over, and Biden could just stick his tongue out at people like you.
The ONLY way the border is going to get “fixed” is for Trump to win the White House and have strong backing in the House and Senate. That’s the reality of it, and anything less is delusion (at best) on your part.