Top Senate and Biden administration officials met Tuesday with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in hopes of reaching an elusive deal on border security measures that could unlock support for aid to Ukraine and Israel.
Senators emerged from the nearly two-hour session claiming progress toward a potential compromise, while declining to discuss details. The relatively upbeat tone of lawmakers, after weeks of gridlock, underscored their desire to complete a deal and pass an aid package before leaving for the holiday recess.
“If we have a chance to get this done before Christmas, let’s get it done before Christmas,” said Connecticut Sen. Christopher S. Murphy, the lead Democratic negotiator for the Senate. “We have a really good representative group, a group that can land this deal if everybody’s ready to close.”
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