Republican congressional leaders, including Speaker Mike Johnson, met with President Biden at the White House to discuss border policy. Johnson emphasized the need for substantive policy change at the border, calling the current status quo unacceptable. He reiterated his long-standing stance on the issue, emphasizing the urgency of change. The meeting was described as productive and forthright by Johnson. Additionally, GOP TX Rep Roy acknowledged past failures in addressing border security, attributing them to President Trump and Republicans in 2018.
1) GOP FL Sen Scott on Fox Business on border proposal: I haven't seen the bill. I don't know why they won't show us the bill. It must. That's the way I look at it is if it's such a great bill, give it to us. Let the public read it in the sole. Decide if it's good bill or not
A) GOP TX Rep Roy on Fox Business on border: I would acknowledge President Trump failed, along with Republicans, Paul Ryan and the guys, they failed in 2018 to actually move a border security bill to tighten this so that we weren't dealing with this crisis right now.
Media: “Congressman Higgins, you filed Articles of Impeachment on DHS Secretary Mayorkas last year and your committee is now actually impeaching him, but what exactly would you do to secure the border, what’s your plan?” Me: “My plan begins with F-35’s and gets better.”
Speaker Johnson, after a White House meeting with Biden, says he told the President we must have change at the border.....(before sending billions more to Ukraine.) WATCH https://t.co/d0z7tl03ow
Speaker meets Biden and tells him there must be CHANGE at the border: Mike Johnson says the 'status quo is unacceptable' at White House talks over the migrant crisis and Ukraine https://t.co/FczvDT6pAn https://t.co/q1Zn7MAUYE
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) after congressional leaders met with Biden: “We had a productive meeting, I think … The president was very forthright. I told the president what I’ve been saying for many months ... we must have change at the border — substantive policy change.” https://t.co/bjsw2aYtF5
A) Johnson after WH mtg on border: The president was very forthright. I told the president what I have been saying for many months, and that is that we must have change at the border. Substantive policy change.
Johnson after WH meeting: "I told the president what I have been saying for many months and that is that we must have change at the border, substantive policy change"