Republican lawmakers have been trying to tie a fix for the border crisis to aid for Ukraine and Israel, but it’s clear the effort has failed its intended purpose.
After months of negotiations, the $118 billion bill that ties border/migrant issues to aid for Israel and Ukraine is a complete dud.
Republican senators have been grumbling for weeks that it doesn’t go remotely far enough to stem the illegal-migrant flow; Speaker Mike Johnson says it’s “dead on arrival” in the House, even if it makes it out of the Senate.
Which means the Senate (and House) should get going now on a bill to fund Ukraine and Israel, period.
Both nations need and deserve our help.
Each is fighting for democracy and Western ideals — and against evils that also threaten the United States.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been on an exhaustive tour, pleading for help from countries that also have a stake in ensuring Vladimir Putin doesn’t claim Ukraine.
