Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) threw his support behind fellow Republicans demanding stronger border security measures in exchange for their vote in favor of President Joe Biden’s request to fund new Ukraine-related aid.
“I’m advocating and I hope all of our members vote no on the motion to proceed to the shell to make the point, hopefully for the final time, that we insist on meaningful changes to the border,” Mr. McConnell told reporters on Dec. 5.
The Democrat-controlled Senate has been debating for weeks on a $105 billion supplemental spending request sought by President Biden. He proposes pairing around $60 billion in new Ukraine-related aid with additional tens of billions for Israeli national security, international humanitarian efforts, and additional security personnel and equipment along the U.S. southern border….
