A coalition of Senate Republicans have taken a firm stance against a controversial bill led by Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.), which critics are now calling the “Invasion License Act.”
The bill, developed in collaboration with Senators Krysty Sinema (D-Arizona) and Chris Murphy (D-Connecticut), has sparked a firestorm of criticism from conservative ranks because it fails to adequately secure the US southern border while allocating excessive funds abroad. . Helps.
The $118.28 billion Omnibus National Security Supplemental Package bill, totaling $118.28 billion, allocates a staggering $60.06 billion to Ukraine in response to Russia's aggressive military actions.
In contrast, $20.23 billion has been allocated to US border security efforts.
According to Democratic Senator Patty Murray, the additional $118.28 billion national security package includes:
- $60.06 billion to support Ukraine in its fight against Putin's bloody invasion and protect its people and sovereignty.
- $14.1 billion in security aid to Israel.
- $2.44 billion to support operations at US Central Command and address combat expenditures related to the conflict in the Red Sea.
- $10 billion in humanitarian assistance to provide food, water, shelter, medical care and other essential services to civilians in Gaza, the West Bank, Ukraine and other populations trapped in conflict zones around the world.
- $4.83 billion to support key regional partners in the Indo-Pacific region and deter aggression by the Chinese government.
- $2.33 billion to continue supporting Ukrainians displaced by Putin's war of aggression and other refugees fleeing persecution.
- Bipartisan border policy changes negotiated by Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Kyrsten Sinema (R-Ariz.), and James Lankford (R-Oklahoma).
- $20.23 billion to meet current operational needs and expand capacity at our nation's borders, provide resources for new border policies included in the package, and help stem the flow of fentanyl and other drugs.
- the The Fentanyl Elimination and Deterrence Drug (FEND) Off Fentanyl Act.
- $400 million for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program to help nonprofits and places of worship make security improvements.
The draft law will also include the following:
- If the average number of people showing up at the border without entry is 4,000-5,000 people per day, over the course of a week, the government could decide to use this special tool.
- If the average number exceeds 5,000 people per day, the government must use it.
- Also, if more than 8,500 people show up on any given day without permission, the government should use this tool immediately.
- But there is an exception: Children who come to the border alone from countries that do not border the United States are not counted in these numbers.
- The bill would also grant an immediate work permit to the “asylum seeker.”
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) issued an ultimatum, suggesting that failure to pass the bill could lead to American involvement in the war, a claim that has been met with criticism, especially since Ukraine is not a member of NATO and therefore not under American protection.
While Reno Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is said to be in favor of the bill, a group of Republican senators are stepping up in opposition, intent on blocking the “unipartisan bill.”
Below is the complete list of senators who have publicly committed to opposing the bill across, so far, across Alex Brusewitz:
- Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN)
- Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO)
- Senator J.D. Vance (R-Ohio)
- Sin. Jim Resch (R-ID)
- Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO)
- Senator Katie Boyd Britt (R-AL)
- Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)
- Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.)
- Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah)
- Senator Mike Braun (R-Indiana)
- Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.)
- Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.)
- Senator Roger Marshall (R-Kansas)
- Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin)
- Sin. Steve Daines (R-MT)
- Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas)
- Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR)
- Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL)
- Senator Ted Budd (R-NC)
- You. Deb Fisher (R-NE)
Twenty-nine Republican senators did not publicly disavow this legislation, drawing the attention of their constituents and their calls to action. If you are concerned about the direction of this bill and its implications for border control and national sovereignty, it is important to know where your representatives stand.
Here's a list of Republican senators who have yet to condemn the border treason bill, trans Charlie Kirk:
- Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)
- Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska)
- John Bozeman (R-AR)
- Mike Crapo (R-ID)
- Todd Young (Republican – IN)
- Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)
- Joni Ernst (R-IA)
- Jerry Moran (R-KS)
Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky)- Bill Cassidy (R-Los Angeles)
- John Kennedy (R-Los Angeles)
- Suzanne Collins (R-ME)
- Roger Wicker (R-MS)
- Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
- Pete Ricketts (R-NE)
- Thom Tillis (R-NC)
- John Hoeven (R-ND)
- Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
- Markwayne Mullen (R-OK)
James Lankford (R-Oakland)- Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina)
- Tim Scott (R-SC)
- John Thune (R-SD)
- Mike Rounds (R-SD)
- John Cornyn (R-Texas)
- Mitt Romney (R-UT)
- Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)
- John Barrasso (R-WY)
- Cynthia Loomis (R-WY)
The stakes are high, and the need for decisive action is clear. With 41 votes needed to effectively repeal the Invasion Authorization Act, each senator's position cannot be overstated.
Voters are urged to contact their senators using contact information available on the Senate's official websites or through advocacy platforms. click here.