A bipartisan House bill, spearheaded by Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.), that would deal with border security and give military assistance to Ukraine and Israel is “a nonstarter” for House Democrats, says House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.).
“President [Joe] Biden made clear during the State of the Union address that we have to make sure we are surging humanitarian assistance into theaters of war across the world,” said Mr. Jeffries during his weekly press conference on March 8.
“And there’s not a dime of humanitarian assistance in the legislation that has been introduced by Rep. Fitzpatrick, so that’s a nonstarter for the House Democratic Caucus,” he added….