The Senate killed off the $118 billion bipartisan border and foreign aid bill when a procedural vote on the hard-fought compromise failed Wednesday afternoon following a Republican revolt.
The legislation that included funding for Ukraine, Israel, and border security provisions needed 60 votes to advance its first legislative hurdle but fell short by a 49-50 vote. Republicans overwhelmingly voted no, including Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), who once championed the monthslong bipartisan negotiations that produced the border proposal but reversed course when he saw no chance for the bill to become law.
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