In the US, the Republican chief negotiator, Senator James Lankford, said the text of the agreement on border and immigration issues could be released this week.
Source: “European truth” with reference to “Politico“
Lankford’s direct speech: “The text will hopefully be out this week to get out of this situation. Everyone will have time to read and study it. No one will be excluded from this process.”
Details: Lankford said there is a chance that this agreement will work, and everyone is counting on it.
The Republican added that if the document is passed by the Senate in the near future, it could be sent to the House of Representatives, which “can work on improving it.”
“Or the House could take a serious look at it and say, ‘This is real progress on the border, let’s take it, keep it, and then move on to more,'” he said.
Presumably, this agreement could unlock tens of billions of dollars in aid for Ukraine.
Background:
- January 7 Leaders of the US House of Representatives and Senate announced an agreement to finance the government in 2024, which was the first step towards preventing a shutdown.
- US President Joe Biden asked Congress in October to approve additional funding, including more than $60 billion for Ukraine. But it stuck in the Senate due to differences between both parties over the issue of border security with Mexico.
- On December 27, the United States announced the provision of the last package in 2023 military aid worth $250 million.
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2024-01-08 09:18:40
