Posted 1/16/2024, 9:12:24 PM
Biden Seeks Bipartisan Deal on Security Aid Amid Spending Fight
- Biden to meet with congressional leaders to discuss $106B national security funding request, a "top priority"
- Funding would go to allies like Ukraine and Israel, as well as border security
- Meeting happens amid separate spending fight that risks government shutdown
- Bipartisan Senate negotiations underway to link border security reforms and Ukraine aid
- House Speaker Johnson rejected reported border security deal details as "Absolutely not"