Johnson To Senate: Border Deal Is DOA In My Chamber

CNN reports:

House Speaker Mike Johnson is warning in a new letter that the emerging border deal is “dead on arrival” in his chamber if it resembles anything close to what has been reported.

While the Senate deal has not been released and negotiators warn that the leaks of the package have not been accurate, Johnson’s warning on Friday underscores the high hurdle lawmakers face to pass a major national security package that includes aid to Ukraine and Israel.

Johnson reiterated demands to pass the House GOP’s immigration bill known as HR 2 even though that plan has no chance of passing the Senate.

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New — In letter to colleagues, Speaker Johnson weighs in on Senate immigration talks and says that the House will impeach Alejandro Mayorkas soon.

“If rumors about the contents of the draft proposal are true, it would have been dead on arrival in the House anyway.”

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