Republicans Say Hurdles Remain in Border Talks as Ukraine Waits
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Migrants after entering the United States through a gap in the border wall in Jacumba Hot Springs, California, in November.
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Republican leader Mitch McConnell said significant issues remain in Senate negotiations on US-Mexico border restrictions demanded by his party in exchange for clearing assistance to Ukraine and other US allies.
McConnell and Senator James Lankford, the main Republican negotiator, told colleagues in a letter it isn’t clear whether the Senate will vote on the package this week, according to a person familiar with the matter.