Senators are working to salvage a bipartisan border security agreement at the center of President Joe Biden's $106 billion defense spending legislation.
Democrats and Republicans involved in the talks said on Monday that negotiations have been at a stalemate since Friday, though progress had ground to a halt in the days prior. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said the Senate will move forward with the legislative package as soon as Wednesday, even if negotiators have not reached an agreement on the border measure.
“Progress on the national security package has been on ice for weeks because Republicans have injected partisan and extreme immigration measures into the debate,” Schumer said.
