Signalling Their Priorities: "Dems Sink Ukraine Bill to Avoid Bolstering U.S. Border Security"

The Association of Mature American Citizens reports:

In a key procedural vote on Wednesday, Senate Republicans blocked passage of a bill providing more military aid for Ukraine after Democrats at the last minute scuttled talks to include border security measures in the package – knowing full well that their refusal to compromise would doom the legislation. In doing so, congressional Democrats unintentionally revealed that maintaining an open U.S.-Mexico border is even more important to them than defending Ukraine against Russia.

That is what I've been saying. Anyway, the article continues:

    House Speaker Mike Johnson has consistently opposed the idea of passing a joint Ukraine-Israel-Taiwan bill at all, preferring to deal with each issue separately. But the Louisiana Republican seemed open to negotiations if an aid package were to include border security measures – a top issue for many Senate Republicans and some vulnerable Democrats as well.

    Recognizing the chance for a compromise, Senate Republicans and Democrats launched into discussions late last month over a potential amendment to Biden’s supplemental funding bill that included border security. However, those talks broke down late last week as it became clear hardline Senate Democrats, most prominently Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, were unwilling to budge on even basic changes to border and immigration policy.

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    However, despite offering no specific criticisms of any Republican proposals, congressional Democrats have universally rejected the addition of GOP border security demands to Biden’s foreign aid bill, with most vaguely citing “human rights concerns” or simply calling the GOP policies “terrible.”

    As congressional Republicans were quick to point out, Democrats were in effect denying further funding to Israel and Ukraine out of a desire to perpetuate Biden’s open border policies. “Dems want $106B — GOP wants a closed border. That’s the trade. But clueless Dems want to negotiate the border bill. Not going to happen,” Senator Mitt Romney (R-Utah) wrote Tuesday on X. “Is an open border more important to Dems than Ukraine and Israel?”

    For now, the answer to that question appears to be a resounding “yes” – something that could come back to haunt Democrats in next year’s election.