US House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson said the $118 billion US border bill and aid to Ukraine and Israel from the Senate would be "dead on arrival" in the House of Representatives.
The House of Representatives will not vote on the bill on the US border and aid to allies
I’ve seen enough. This bill is even worse than we expected, and won’t come close to ending the border catastrophe the President has created. As the lead Democrat negotiator proclaimed: Under this legislation, “the border never closes.” If this bill reaches the House, it will be dead on arrival, Johnson wrote on his X page.
If Congress fails to pass the legislative package, senators will have to decide whether to try to pass aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan separately from border and immigration measures.
Earlier, Johnson announced that the House would vote on a separate bill on aid to Israel.
The Senate bill on the US border and aid to Ukraine
On February 5, senators released details of the border agreement and an aid package supporting Ukraine and Israel. They can vote for him this week.
The $118.2 billion legislative package includes:
the president's broad powers to significantly limit illegal immigration at the US southern border,
$20 billion for US border needs and provision of resources for a new border policy,
about $60 billion to support Ukraine in its struggle with Russia,
$14 billion in aid to Israel,
humanitarian aid for the civilian population in Gaza, the West Bank and Ukraine.
Earlier in the day, President Joe Biden said he "strongly supports" the Senate's border bill, calling it "the toughest and fairest set of border reforms in decades."
