Speaker Mike Johnson has not budged from his position on the atrocious bipartisan Senate deal.
Johnson first spoke out against the deal on Saturday.
“Absolutely not,” Johnson tweeted.
Republican senators have been pushing Johnson to accept the deal because it’s as good as it’s going to get:
“There’s absolutely no way that we would get the kind of border policy that’s been talked about right now with a Republican majority in the Senate, unless we get a 60-vote majority, which isn’t going to happen … there aren’t many Democrats that are going to be available,” said Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), the minority whip. “This is a unique moment in time. It’s an opportunity to get some conservative border policy.”Thune described the current situation at the nation’s southern border as a “national security emergency.” If House Republicans slam the door on an immigration deal, some in the Senate GOP worry that won’t exactly jibe with their message that the border is a five-alarm fire.
Someone tell Thune about our Founders. It’s better not to have a bill than pass a bad bill.
Johnson reiterated his position this morning before meeting with President Joe Biden and other Congressional leaders:
We’re not playing politics with this. We’re demanding real transformative policy change because that’s what the American people need and deserve and they’re demanding as well.House Republicans are standing on that line. I will tell the president that today. I’ve been saying it consistently since the moment I was handed this gavel and that’s never changed.I don’t care what you call it. I’m telling you these elements are important and we’re going to make the changes necessary.No one should be playing politics with this. There’s too much at stake.Fentanyl is the leading cause of death in Americans ages 18-49. Trafficking is a scourge. The cartels on the border down there, making billions of dollars trafficking humans into the U.S. 60-70% of the people who cross in Eagle Pass, the main funnel, are single adult males, between the ages of 18-40.These are not huddled masses of families seeking refuge and asylum. These are people who are coming here probably with ill design (?).
Biden and the Democrats are still obsessed with Ukraine.
Johnson reminded them, “We understand that there is concern about the safety, security [and] sovereignty of Ukraine, but the American people have those same concerns about our domestic sovereignty and our safety and security.”
The House border bill Secure the Border Act, or H.R. 1, never stood a chance in the Senate or the White House.
Johnson told everyone a deal must include key provisions in H.R. 1: Remain in Mexico Policy, ending catch and release, reforming asylum and parole process, and restarting border wall construction.
CLICK HERE FOR FULL VERSION OF THIS STORY