Schumer would need nine Republicans to overcome a procedural hurdle, something that many Republicans signaled Monday they wouldn’t help Democrats do.
“It may require a failed cloture vote on the supplemental before Sen. Schumer realizes we are serious,” Sen. John Cornyn, a Texas Republican, told reporters.
She added she too would vote against advancing the supplemental package if “we don’t have substantial changes” to border policy.
But Thune complained Monday the White House “hasn’t gotten the sufficient level of seriousness yet” about the border crisis.
Murphy warned US allies should “be very worried about what Republicans are doing.”“Listen, I have all sorts of domestic priorities I care about.
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