Washington (KINY) – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) voted in favor of procedural motions to begin debate on two measures related to the migrant crisis at the southern border and aid for U.S. allies, while U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) voted no.
The first motion, which failed Wednesday night by a vote of 49-50, would have proceeded with bipartisan legislation addressing both the southern border and providing aid to U.S. allies including Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan.
The second motion, which passed Thursday by a vote of 67-32, invoked cloture on the motion to proceed to legislation that focuses exclusively on foreign aid. The successful vote simply allows the Senate to begin debating and processing the bill, including through amendments.
Murkowski issued the following statement:
“The southern border is in crisis, which is why I voted to proceed to consideration of a measure that is clearly imperfect but that is what an amendment process allows for – a path to improve a negotiated product. Republicans have rightfully raised the southern border as a priority for months, and I’m bitterly disappointed that we wouldn’t even agree to debate the bill that we demanded which leaves us stuck with the status quo.”
