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Senate Republicans completed their about-face on a bipartisan border security bill Wednesday, voting down a procedural motion that would have allowed the upper chamber to begin debate on the measure.

Gov. Greg Gianforte said Montana would continue to send resources to the southern border at an event Sunday in Texas alongside 14 other Republican governors.

A family of four perished in a blizzard on this border nearly two years ago. Amid an increase in crossings, authorities on both sides of the international boundary fear it could happen again.

Issues related to national security and the crisis in Israel remain top of mind for Montana's two senators, who agree in their support for Israel and the need to strengthen the southern border.

Both Sen. Tester and Sen. Daines are addressing the situation and raising concerns about the security at the southern border.

House Speaker McCarthy and a handful of Republican freshmen traveled to the Mexico border where they blamed the Biden administration for the fentanyl crisis.

President Joe Biden on Thursday announced dual immigration strategies that would increase expulsions of migrants who attempt to cross the Southern border, while also expanding opportunities for migrants from several countries to legally enter the United States.