House GOP leaders are formally announcing their opposition to the bipartisan border security deal revealed by the Senate on Sunday. Republican support for the measure has been dissipating by the hour as more high-profile GOP lawmakers add their voices to the chorus of criticism. "House Republicans oppose the Senate immigration bill because it fails in every policy area needed to secure our border and would actually incentivize more illegal immigration," Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. They reiterated prior calls for the Senate to take up H.R.2, the border security bill House Republicans passed last summer. MAYORKAS SLAMS ‘BASELESS’ GOP ALLEGATIONS AHEAD OF KEY IMPEACHMENT VOTE"Any consideration of this Senate bill in its current form is a waste of time.

Source: Fox News February 06, 2024 07:24 UTC