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Tim Scott Nixes Border Bill—Then Goes on Fox to Argue for It<!-- wp:html --><p>Fox Business Network</p> <p>Sen. <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/tim-scott">Tim Scott</a> (R-SC) can’t seem to make up his mind.</p> <p>The <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/south-carolina">South Carolina</a> Republican voted Wednesday against a sweeping immigration reform bill—but went on Fox Business Network just hours later to say that he voted against a separate foreign aid bill for Israel and Ukraine because the border issue should be addressed first.</p> <p>Scott explained his logic after the Senate, led by a number of Republicans and a few Democrats, blocked <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/republicans-refuse-to-take-yes-for-an-answer-on-the-border">the border deal</a> and foreign aid package that had been drawn up partly by Sen. James Lankford (R-OK). Despite many Republicans recently demanding such legislation, former President <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/donald-j-trump">Donald Trump</a>’s opposition to the measure was widely seen as contributing to its failure.</p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/tim-scott-nixes-border-billthen-goes-on-fox-business-network-to-argue-for-it">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->

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Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) can’t seem to make up his mind.

The South Carolina Republican voted Wednesday against a sweeping immigration reform bill—but went on Fox Business Network just hours later to say that he voted against a separate foreign aid bill for Israel and Ukraine because the border issue should be addressed first.

Scott explained his logic after the Senate, led by a number of Republicans and a few Democrats, blocked the border deal and foreign aid package that had been drawn up partly by Sen. James Lankford (R-OK). Despite many Republicans recently demanding such legislation, former President Donald Trump’s opposition to the measure was widely seen as contributing to its failure.

Read more at The Daily Beast.

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