Senate GOP floats border security amendment in funding bill negotiations, but some say it's too weak

Republicans senators are clashing over adding border security provisions in the Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the government.

"If we pass this [CR] before the House, we completely undermine their ability to get real border security into the CR," a source familiar with the negotiations told Fox News Digital Friday. "So we're trying to hold off the Senate from doing this watered-down, weak border provision, so that the House can get an actual first serve over the net." Jamie Joseph is a writer who covers politics. She leads Fox News Digital coverage of the Senate. 

On Thursday, the Senate voted to advance a CR authored by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., that would extend this year's funding levels temporarily while also allocating billions for U.S. disaster relief and Ukraine aid.