Republicans blocked the Senate from taking up an emergency war funding package Wednesday, making good on their threat to hold up aid to Ukraine without an overhaul of immigration policies at the U.S. southern border.
The Senate voted 49-51 on a motion to limit debate on proceeding to the vehicle for the Democratic-written bill, falling short of the 60 votes required to move onto the measure. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, joined all Republicans to block the bill, which he has faulted for not setting conditions on military aid to Israel.
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., flipped his vote to “no” as a procedural move to allow him to revisit the bill at a later date.
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