GOP Senators Demand Border Curbs as Condition for Ukraine Aid
- Democrats consider some of the GOP proposals unacceptable
- 60 votes are required to get Ukraine aid through the Senate
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Senate Republicans predicted Monday that Democrats would be unable to pass fresh Ukraine aid without addressing their demands over the US border and immigration policies — increasing the odds of an impasse that could delay such assistance indefinitely.
Senator John Thune of South Dakota, the No. 2 Senate Republican, called on Democrats and the White House to negotiate on border policies, warning that his GOP colleagues are “dead serious about having border security in the bill.”