Republicans Resist Biden's Ukraine Aid Package Despite Stated Support
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Republicans are resisting Biden's $111B aid package request, including support for Ukraine, despite claiming to support helping Ukraine. The reasons are unclear as Republicans won't state terms for a deal.
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Biden has proposed $14B to address the border crisis by hiring more staff to speed up asylum claims processing, but Republicans rejected the offer.
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House Republicans passed an extreme asylum overhaul bill, H.R. 2, but it has no chance in the Senate. Yet they insist on it as the price for a Ukraine deal.
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Some Republicans may prefer no deal to avoid strengthening Biden ahead of 2024, intentionally failing on the border issue that hurts him politically.
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A minority of Republicans subscribe to pro-Putin views or have turned anti-Ukraine under party influence. But majorities in Congress want a deal, if the malign forces can be overcome.