Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) told reporters Wednesday that he expects the Senate to consider a bipartisan deal on Ukraine funding and border security next week.
McConnell noted that Democrats control the Senate agenda but he stated his confidence that negotiators will unveil a deal on border security in the next few days.
“My assumption is we’re likely to be on that in the Senate next week,” he announced.
GOP leaders say the remaining sticking point is a disagreement over President Biden’s authority to parole migrants encountered at the southern border into the country.
McConnell, however, argued that Republican lawmakers shouldn’t miss the opportunity to pass a package to address national security threats and reform the nation’s asylum laws and the administration’s expulsion authority.
“This is the unique opportunity to accomplish something under divided government that wouldn’t be there under unified government,” he said.
The GOP leader acknowledged that the Biden administration and Senate Democrats will need to cede more ground on the parole issue but sounded confident the two sides would eventually hammer out a compromise.
“We’re hoping to get a credible border package,” he said, adding: “I anticipate that will be before us next week.”
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