Senate deal on border, Ukraine aid won't happen before end of year: Schumer
ABC News
As negotiations slog along, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said a deal on border and Ukraine funding will not be completed before the end of the year .
As negotiations slog along, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said a deal on border and Ukraine funding will not be completed before the end of the year -- though talks will still continue this week among a small group of key principals.
"Negotiations aren't easy. We know it's going to take more time. But I am significantly more optimistic today than I was Thursday when we left based on the negotiations that have occurred all weekend," Schumer said during his weekly news conference at the Capitol. "We have only one option: we have to succeed. The stakes are too high for America, for Europe, for the Middle East of the world."
In his clearest indication yet on timing, Schumer added "our goal is as soon as we get back, to get something done."
A Biden-backed supplemental aid package includes billions of dollars for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan as well as border enforcement -- yet the package remains stalled in Congress.
