A top Senate negotiator working to reach an agreement coupling border security reforms with aid for U.S. allies, such as Ukraine and Israel, said on Sunday the deal could be up for consideration on the Senate floor this week.
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) told CNN that lawmakers are “finishing the text right now” but warned that the “bipartisan deal” may be in jeopardy if Republicans “listen to” former President Donald Trump and reject the compromise that is backed by the Biden administration.
“I am hopeful that we will still have enough Republicans in the Senate who want to fix the problem at the border, rather than just do Donald Trump’s bidding, but we will see over the next 24 to 48 hours whether that’s true,” Murphy said.
I went on @CNNSOTU this morning to talk about the bipartisan immigration bill and how it will better manage the flow of people at our southern…
