“Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told congressional leaders and President Joe Biden at the White House that his goal is to begin the floor process on a border security and foreign aid bill ‘as soon as next week,’” Punchbowl News reports.
“The timeline is quicker than many on Capitol Hill expected, and it comes just hours after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell floated the prospect to Senate Republicans during their Tuesday lunch. If the Senate passes the package, it will dramatically increase the pressure on Speaker Mike Johnson’s leadership team, which has been openly cool to the Senate’s negotiations.”
The Hill: Mike Johnson gets squeezed by Biden and Senate Republicans.
