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January 18, 2024

House Speaker Johnson Says Senate Deal Is "Dead" If Dems Don't Back Border Crackdown
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In Washington, D.C., President Biden met with congressional leaders at
the White House Wednesday in a bid to break through deadlocked
negotiations on Biden's request for $100 billion in supplemental
military funding for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan. Senate Majority Leader
Chuck Schumer said he was "optimistic" about a possible deal following
the meeting, while House Speaker Mike Johnson doubled down on House
Republican demands to further crack down on immigration, saying the
proposed Senate deal is "dead in the House."


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