Congress can work together, just not necessarily on what the public wants.
The House passed a heap of largely bipartisan but also quite controversial legislation over the weekend. Three spending bills – which will be lumped together as one package for the Senate – cleared the lower chamber, approving billions of dollars in military spending for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. Lawmakers also approved a measure granting the president more power to sanction Russia and Iran, as well as a potential ban on TikTok. But what representatives failed to pass – just as the dozens of Republicans labeled “hard-liners” for opposing the spending bills feared they would – was any sort of increase in security or funding for the US border.
So Much for Ending the Border Catastrophe
The first of many roll call votes on a very busy…
