Nearly one-third of Senate Republicans are asking their leaders not to finalize a border agreement with President Joe Biden and other Democrats without allowing members to review it.
The 15 GOP members sent a letter dated Sunday to Republican Conference Chairman John Barrasso, R-Wyo., to ask for a meeting of all Senate Republicans no sooner than Jan. 8, when the House reconvenes.
“Rushed and secret negotiations with Democrats who want an open border and who caused the current crisis will not secure the border,” the GOP senators’ letter to Barrasso says.
A spokeswoman for Barrasso told The Daily Signal on Monday: “Chairman Barrasso received a request from 15 colleagues for a conference meeting on immigration. He will work with all Republican senators to schedule the meeting.”
Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., was named as the GOP point man to negotiate…
