Schumer brought back up a Democrat-backed border bill as Republicans united to block the attempt. (Getty Images)
In a speech ahead of the vote, Sinema denounced political theater on both sides of the aisle, hitting Republicans for turning their back on the bill and Democrats for choosing to bring it up again without working to gain support.
"Today, the Senate is proving what many Americans already think about Congress: that Senators come here for political games, not to deliver results," Sinema said in a statement.
Lankford also slammed Democrats on the floor for reviving the bill for what he said was a political purpose.
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Republicans shredded the attempt in a press conference. (Getty Images)
Prior to the vote, House leadership, including Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., and Republican conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., said the bill would not see the light of day in the lower chamber. According to them, it would be "dead on arrival."
Instead, the leaders of Republicans in the House pointed to the H.R. 2 border legislation that was previously sent to the Senate and includes many GOP priorities as it relates to the southern border.
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The House GOP leaders said the legislation would have no chance in the lower chamber. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Schumer rejected calls to take up H.R. 2, on Thursday, claiming, "If anything is political theater, it’s H.R. 2. It's not designed to solve the problem. It's designed to make a political point."
The measure initially failed a procedural hurdle in February by a vote of 49-50, falling short of the necessary 60. Between then and now, the bill lost support from both Democrats and Republicans.
Julia Johnson is a politics writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business, leading coverage of the U.S. Senate. She was previously a politics reporter at the Washington Examiner.
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