Republicans Sticking by Border Security Demands as Standoff Grows Over Aid Package

Republicans are ratcheting up pressure for President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats to adopt stricter border policies if he hopes to see more funding for issues like Ukraine.

Members of Congress have been debating for weeks over a $105 billion supplemental spending request from President Biden, which ties about $60 billion in new funding for Ukraine to additional military funding for Israel and new money for border personnel and equipment. Many Republicans have balked at the border provision in the spending proposal and said the proper fix for their long-running complaints about border security should come through stricter border and immigration policy enforcement, rather than simply allocating more money.