In a 'Dear Colleague' letter sent on Sunday, Schumer underscored the need for the legislation 'to secure our border.'
will vote this week on bipartisan border legislation that failed several months ago, but he acknowledged the difficulties the bill faces from both sides of the aisle.sent on Sunday, Schumer underscored the need for the legislation “to secure our border.” He also harshly criticized former PresidentSenate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., confers with an aide as he meets with reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 15, 2024.
“Congressional Republicans and Democrats alike were prepared to join arms and act to secure our nation’s border as part of the national security supplemental,” Schumer wrote, referencing the legislation introduced in February. “Unfortunately, just as the border proposal was being finalized, former President Trump demanded Congressional Republicans kill the legislation.”
“The former President made clear he would rather preserve the issue for his campaign than solve the issue in a bipartisan fashion,” Schumer continued. “On cue, many of our Republican colleagues abruptly reversed course on their prior support, announcing their new-found opposition to the bipartisan proposal.”, “The very people who demanded that we have something on the border as part of the supplemental, suddenly all these months later say they don’t want something on the border.
“I will be honest: I do not expect all Democrats to support this legislation. Many of our colleagues do not support some of the provisions in this legislation, nor do I expect all Republicans to agree to every provision,” the Senate leader said. “But that is often how bipartisan legislation must be shaped when dealing with an issue as complex and politically charged as our nation’s immigration laws.
“The American people do not have the luxury of playing partisan blame games. They want bipartisan action to secure our border,” Schumer wrote. “At the end of the day, the American people deserve political leaders who will work towards bipartisan solutions and that is what we are prepared to do in the United States Senate this coming week.”
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