Does it sound like Congress is going to approve a border security and immigration deal?
The lead GOP negotiator, Sen. James Lankford, is walking back his optimistic predictions for a possible deal this week.
He's balking at House Republicans' effort to impeach Mayorkas, the man who's been in the room with Lankford and White House officials negotiating a border deal over the last few weeks.
While House Republicans are looking to boot the DHS secretary from office, Lankford says the only way to address the crisis at the border is to pass legislation forcing Mayorkas to change the policies at the U.S.-Mexico border.
"Mayorkas is carrying out President Biden's policies. That's what a secretary is going to do. So you can swap secretaries - the policies are going to be exactly the same," Lankford told us Monday night.
Let's be clear: Lankford is no RINO. He's as hawkish on border policy as they come.
Even some of Lankford's fellow GOP senators are looking to bolster the House Republican strategy.
https://punchbowl.news/article/lankford-less-optimistic-about-border-deal-this-week/
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