Bipartisan Foreign Aid, Border Security Bill a ‘Nonstarter’ for House Democrats: Rep. Jeffries

A group of House Republicans unveiled a bipartisan $66.32 billion bill that includes border security measures and military assistance to Ukraine and Israel.
Bipartisan Foreign Aid, Border Security Bill a ‘Nonstarter’ for House Democrats: Rep. Jeffries
House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) speaks to the press after meeting with President Joe Biden and other congressional leaders at the White House in Washington on Feb. 27, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
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A bipartisan House bill, spearheaded by Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.), that would deal with border security and give military assistance to Ukraine and Israel is “a nonstarter” for House Democrats, says House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.).

“President [Joe] Biden made clear during the State of the Union address that we have to make sure we are surging humanitarian assistance into theaters of war across the world,” said Mr. Jeffries during his weekly press conference on March 8.

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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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