House centrists unveil bipartisan border and aid deal for Ukraine and Israel
Centrist lawmakers plan to release their own bill to provide military aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan along with some border provisions.
WASHINGTON — After Speaker Mike Johnson rejected a Senate-passed national security package, centrist House lawmakers on Friday unveiled their own bipartisan proposal that calls for new border policies coupled with critical military aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.
“This is a really good piece of legislation. It’s pared-down. It’s airtight. There’s really not a whole lot of area that anyone can criticize on this,” Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., told reporters before releasing the text. “And it’s bipartisan. It’s the only bipartisan solution in the House.”
The bipartisan package, titled the "Defending Borders, Defending Democracies Act," has six initial co-sponsors, equally split between Democrats and Republicans. In addition to Fitzpatrick, the Republican backers are Reps. Don Bacon of Nebraska, Mike Lawler of New York.
The Democrats are Reps. Jared Golden of Maine, Ed Case of Hawaii and Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez of Washington.
Punchbowl first reported the list of co-sponsors.
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