GOP Senators Speak Out Against Bipartisan Bill To Address Border Crisis, Send More Aid To Ukraine

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 24: Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) speaks during a news conference with Republican Senators about border security issues at the U.S. Capitol January 24, 2024 in Washington, DC. Also pictured, L-R, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS), Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) and Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN). The Republican Senators stated they want more time to review and debate any Senate bill addressing border security reform and Ukraine funding. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) — Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) speaks during a news conference with Republican Senators about border security issues at the U.S. Capitol January 24, 2024 in Washington, DC. Also pictured, L-R, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS), Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) and Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN). The Republican Senators stated they want more time to review and debate any Senate bill addressing border security reform and Ukraine funding. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

OAN’s Frank Lara-Risco
3:12 PM – Thursday, January 25, 2024

Several GOP senators spoke out against a bipartisan proposal to address the southern border and provide more aid to Ukraine.

On Wednesday on Capitol Hill, a group of conservative senators had argued that the deal would not solve the border crisis and may even make the situation worse.

Meanwhile, Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) suggested that Republicans working on the deal will be focusing on including aid for Ukraine’s war effort rather than actually addressing the border crisis.

Cruz stressed that Joe Biden is not doing enough with the laws already at his disposal and he accused Democrats of “wanting open borders.”

“If Democrats cared about fixing the border, they would have already fixed it,” he said.

If Democrats cared about fixing the border, they would have already fixed it.

It’s been three years of death, destruction, drug overdoses, and crime in America.

They do not care. pic.twitter.com/Cks15Hkjqs
— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) January 24, 2024

GOP senators expressed doubts over whether the deal would pass the House. Florida’s Rick Scott said that he believes that it will be “dead on arrival” in the lower chamber.

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