Senate Republicans mobilize to block border bill: 'This will not pass'

Senate Republicans are poised to obstruct the much-anticipated bipartisan border package released Sunday by negotiators.

Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., a member of the appropriations committee, told Fox News Digital in an interview Tuesday morning that "this will not pass" and predicted there would be 40 "no" votes in the chamber. So far, 25 senators – more than half of the votes needed to filibuster it – have already vowed they would vote against the cloture motion, including three Democrats. Jamie Joseph is a writer who covers politics. She leads Fox News Digital coverage of the Senate. 

"In 2023, Secretary Mayorkas is assuring us that there is no crisis, that the border is secure. And suddenly, you come into an election year, they say there's a crisis," Hagerty said. "They put forward this legislation, ask for more authority, more funds, and frankly, more flexibility – and they say if we don't go for it, Republicans are now responsible for the crisis at the southern border. It's preposterous."