The Senate voted Wednesday against advancing Sen. Chuck Schumer‘s (D-NY) request for $111 billion in foreign spending amid a standoff over a border deal that is critical for the bill’s passage.
The vote was 49-51, falling short of the 60-vote threshold needed to move forward on the aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan requested by the White House.
SENATE UKRAINE BRIEFING DESCENDS INTO CHAOS AHEAD OF MAJOR VOTE ON AID
Schumer scheduled the procedural vote after negotiators on both sides blamed one another for the stalemate on the border talks.
“Tonight is a sad night in the history of the Senate and in our country,” Schumer said after the failed vote, urging his GOP colleagues to get “serious.”
GOP leadership whipped members to oppose advancing the foreign aid package without the border agreement in place.
“I’m advocating and I hope all of our members vote no on…
