Washington Struggles to Make a Deal on Immigration, Israel and Ukraine

WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

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🗓️ 4 December 2023

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Joe Biden is looking to send more financial aid to Ukraine and Israel to assist in the conflicts those nations are facing against Russia and Hamas, but Republicans want funding for immigration reform as part of the deal. Why is it so hard for Congress to come up with a bipartisan deal that satisfies all parties, or are Democrats and Republicans looking for someone to blame if they can't come to an agreement? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.6	From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal, this is Potomac Watch.
0:37.0	Ukraine will soon be short of ammunition against the Russians.
0:43.4	Israel is in a war for its survival.
0:46.2	And the United States border with Mexico
0:48.2	is essentially open to most of the world.
0:51.1	Can President Biden and the US Congress get together and address these urgent
0:55.3	problems or will more gridlock prevail? The stakes are high for the reputation of American democracy,
1:02.4	not to mention Ukraine, Israel, and the border.
1:05.0	Welcome. I'm Paul Geego. Here with my two colleagues Alicia Finley and Kate
1:09.6	Bachelors O'Dell. I'm going to talk about where this stands. Just the background here, President Biden
1:16.0	has asked for $106 billion for Ukraine, Israel, and a smaller amount for the Pacific
1:22.4	Theater.
1:23.0	The U.S. House responded by passing $14 billion for Israel
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