如同谈判进展缓慢多数党领袖查克·舒默(Chuck Schumer)表示，关于边境和乌克兰资金的协议不会在年底前完成，尽管本周少数主要负责人之间的会谈仍将继续。

“谈判并不容易。我们知道这需要更多的时间。但基于整个周末进行的谈判，我今天比周四离开时乐观得多，”舒默在国会大厦举行的每周新闻发布会上说。“我们只有一个选择:我们必须成功。对美国、对欧洲、对世界的中东来说，赌注都太高了。”

舒默在他关于时间的最明确的暗示中补充道:“我们的目标是一旦我们回来，就把事情做好。”

A拜登支持的补充援助方案包括为乌克兰、以色列和台湾以及边境执法提供数十亿美元的援助，但该计划在国会仍被搁置。

少数党领袖米奇·麦康奈尔说，虽然取得了进展，但白宫和参议院的谈判代表仍然“不在那里”

麦康奈尔在国会大厦举行的每周新闻发布会上说:“关于边界讨论，我认为可以很有把握地说，我们已经取得了一些重大进展，但我们显然没有取得进展。”。

麦康奈尔说，解决国家移民问题的过程“不容易”，他指出，自罗纳德·里根总统的第二个任期以来，国会还没有通过一项重要的移民法案。

“我认为这是自柏林墙倒塌以来最危险的时刻，”麦康奈尔说。"毫无疑问，这个包裹极其重要."

之后，参议院议员推迟了休会时间舒默上周表示，参议院将留在华盛顿就国家安全援助计划进行投票这周的某个时候。

然而，由于参议员们没有什么可考虑的，那些回到华盛顿的人越来越悲观。许多人拒绝返回，表明他们对谈判完全缺乏信心。

康涅狄格州民主党参议员克里斯·墨菲(Chris Murphy)一直在领导民主党人的谈判，他说，协议越来越近，但需要大量的细微差别。

“我们整个周末都在全天候工作，我们比以往任何时候都更接近达成协议，但正如我对你们许多人所说的那样，我们需要把这件事做好。墨菲说:“国会40年来没有通过重大移民或边境改革是有原因的。“这很难达成妥协，同样很难写下来，以确保你把想法写在纸上，以确保政策得到正确实施。”

舒默可以随时对补充法案进行程序性投票。但共和党人已经明确表示，如果他们无法获得法案文本，他们将反对推进任何程序性投票。

Senate deal on border, Ukraine aid won't happen before end of year: Schumer

Asnegotiations 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."

ABiden-backed supplemental aid packageincludes billions of dollars for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan as well as border enforcement -- yet the package remains stalled in Congress.

Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said while there has been progress, the White House and Senate negotiators still "aren't there."

"With regard to the border discussion, I think it's pretty safe to say that we've made some significant progress, but we obviously aren't there," McConnell said at the Capitol during his weekly news conference.

McConnell said the process of solving the nation's immigration problem is "not easy," noting that the Congress hasn't passed a significant immigration bill since President Ronald Reagan's second term.

"I think this is the most dangerous time since the fall of the Berlin Wall," McConnell said. "No question this package is extremely important."

Members of the Senate delayed their recess afterSchumer said last week that the Senate would stay in Washington to vote on the national security aid packagesome time this week.

However, with nothing for senators to begin to consider, there has been increasing pessimism from those who returned to Washington. Many showed their complete lack of faith in negotiations by simply refusing to return.

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., who has been leading talks for Democrats, said a deal is getting closer, but there is a great deal of nuance required.

"We worked 24/7 all throughout the weekend, and we are closer than ever before to an agreement, but as I've said to many of you, we need to get this right. There's a reason why Congress hasn't passed major immigration or border reform in 40 years," Murphy said. "This is tough to come to a compromise and it's just as tough to write to make sure that you get the ideas down onto paper in a way that makes sure that the policy is implemented correctly."

Schumer could bring up a procedural vote on the supplemental bill whenever he likes. But Republicans have been clear they'll object to moving forward with any procedural vote if they don't have access to bill text.

Senate deal on border, Ukraine aid won't happen before end of year: Schumer

Asnegotiations 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."

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer meets with reporters at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 19, 2023.

J. Scott Applewhite/AP

ABiden-backed supplemental aid packageincludes billions of dollars for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan as well as border enforcement -- yet the package remains stalled in Congress.

Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said while there has been progress, the White House and Senate negotiators still "aren't there."

"With regard to the border discussion, I think it's pretty safe to say that we've made some significant progress, but we obviously aren't there," McConnell said at the Capitol during his weekly news conference.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell responds to a question from the news media during a press conference in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 19, 2023.

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McConnell said the process of solving the nation's immigration problem is "not easy," noting that the Congress hasn't passed a significant immigration bill since President Ronald Reagan's second term.

"I think this is the most dangerous time since the fall of the Berlin Wall," McConnell said. "No question this package is extremely important."

Members of the Senate delayed their recess afterSchumer said last week that the Senate would stay in Washington to vote on the national security aid packagesome time this week.

However, with nothing for senators to begin to consider, there has been increasing pessimism from those who returned to Washington. Many showed their complete lack of faith in negotiations by simply refusing to return.

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., who has been leading talks for Democrats, said a deal is getting closer, but there is a great deal of nuance required.

"We worked 24/7 all throughout the weekend, and we are closer than ever before to an agreement, but as I've said to many of you, we need to get this right. There's a reason why Congress hasn't passed major immigration or border reform in 40 years," Murphy said. "This is tough to come to a compromise and it's just as tough to write to make sure that you get the ideas down onto paper in a way that makes sure that the policy is implemented correctly."

Schumer could bring up a procedural vote on the supplemental bill whenever he likes. But Republicans have been clear they'll object to moving forward with any procedural vote if they don't have access to bill text.