“Now we’ve reached an agreement on a bipartisan national security deal that includes the toughest and fairest set of border reforms in decades,” Biden said in a statement Sunday. “I strongly support it.”
“This is one of the most necessary and important pieces of legislation Congress has put forward in years to ensure America’s future prosperity and security,” said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), who said he would bring the bill to the floor this week. Schumer called the legislation “a monumental step towards strengthening America’s national security abroad and along our borders.”
“I’ve seen enough. This bill is even worse than we expected, and won’t come close to ending the border catastrophe the President has created,” said House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on the X social media platform (formerly Twitter) Sunday. “As the lead Democrat negotiator proclaimed: Under this legislation, ‘the border never closes.'” Johnson said the bill would be “dead on arrival” in the House.