Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is pledging to force a vote on President Trump‘s $4.5 billion request for emergency border money, regardless of whether or not the GOP can reach a deal with Democrats.
McConnell told Fox News’s “Fox & Friends” during an interview on Monday that he was planning to bring up a “freestanding” deal in an effort to force Democrats to go on the record either supporting or blocking the request for humanitarian aid legislation.
“I’m going to bring it up freestanding next week and see if they really aren’t interested in dealing with this massive humanity that we have to take care of at the border,” McConnell said. “What’s the objection? This is not about the wall but about the humanitarian crisis.”
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