00:00 It's Benzinga and here's what's on the block.
00:02 Democrat Senator Mark Warner of Virginia sounded the alarm on the crisis at the southern border,
00:06 noting the absence of an agreement on a border framework to be included in the
00:10 multi-billion dollar national supplemental aid package to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.
00:14 Customs and Border Protection sources recorded more than 12,600 migrant crossings
00:19 in a 24-hour period this week, the highest figure on record.
00:22 Talks have been ongoing between senators in the Biden administration,
00:25 as Republicans have refused to pass $60 billion in additional aid to Ukraine,
00:29 unless it's tied to strict border security measures.
00:32 An agreement was not reached before Congress' year-end recess,
00:35 and negotiations are now punted to January.
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