Posted 1/7/2024, 5:09:41 PM
Border Deal Negotiators Aim to Release Text by Week's End, Lankford Says Progress Being Made to Avoid Shutdown
- Sen. Lankford says border negotiators hope to have deal text out by end of week, expects time for review
- Lankford has been leading Senate GOP negotiations, working with Sens. Murphy and Sinema
- Aims to reach agreement on toughening asylum laws to secure House GOP support for Ukraine aid
- Lankford open to House making changes to Senate bill, sees progress toward avoiding shutdown
- House Speaker Johnson won't commit to Senate deal but wants to solve border crisis, sees progress