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Expert Insight: Senate Disagreement Imperils Aid to Israel and Ukraine

Thursday, December 7, 2023, By Vanessa Marquette
Senate Republicans and Democrats’ disagreement on border policy persists, jeopardizing the crucial delivery of aid to Israel and Ukraine. One of our Syracuse University faculty experts shared his thoughts on this. Grant Reeher is director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute and a professor of political science at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.

Man smiling in front of a grey wall.

He writes: “This impasse is yet another example of a long-term trend in congressional politics, to link different issues together for a partisan advantage. The debates are almost interchangeable—the party that wants a particular thing that has more widespread support (aid to Ukraine) argues that it should be considered separately, and the party that’s trying to leverage other, more politically difficult things (border security) wants to join them together. Each party has made either argument, depending on the issue.”

If you’d like to schedule an interview with him, please reach out to Vanessa Marquette, media relations specialist, at vrmarque@syr.edu. You may also use his quotes as is for your story, if needed.