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The Senate of U.S revealed this Sunday the text of an agreement between Democrats and Republicans to unlock billions in new aid for Ukraine and Israel, while strengthening border laws, although their prospects for becoming law are uncertain.
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The deal also includes $20.2 billion for U.S. border security and a series of immigration policy changes agreed to by Democratic and Republican negotiators.
It is unclear whether the bill has the 60 supports needed to pass the first procedural vote in the Democratic-controlled upper chamber, which is scheduled for Wednesday at the latest.
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Senators have been negotiating a deal to combat illegal migration for months, with Republicans insisting on beefing up border security in exchange for approving the president’s funding request. Joe Biden to Kyiv.
The publication of the text received quick support from the White House, which highlighted the decades-long search for reform of the country’s “broken” immigration system.
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“We have now agreed on a bipartisan national security pact that includes the toughest and fairest set of border reforms in decades. I strongly support it.”Biden said in a statement.
He also urged Republicans – who control the House of Representatives and were pressured by White House hopeful Donald Trump to oppose the deal – to support the bipartisan package.
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“If you believe, as I do, that we must secure the border now, doing nothing is not an option.”he said.
House Speaker Mike Johnson had previously stated that the package was “dead on arrival”although he appeared to change tack when he told Fox Business on Friday that “doesn’t prejudge anything”.
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