Senate GOP unable to pass bill blocking Biden administration border wall executive order

FILE – In this Jan. 20, 2021, file photo, Joe Biden signed his first executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Six of Biden’s 17 first-day executive orders dealt with immigration, such as halting work on a border wall in Mexico and lifting a travel ban on people from several predominantly Muslim countries. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

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UPDATED 3:53 PM PT – Friday, February 5, 2021

The Senate failed to pass a bill protecting construction of the southern border wall.

ESPERANZA, TEXAS – JANUARY 15: The border wall is seen on January 15, 2019 in Esperanza, Texas. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

In a 50-50 tie vote on Thursday, Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) joined Democrats in blocking efforts by fellow Republican Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) to stop the cancellation of border wall construction.

Not adopted, 50-50: Johnson Amendment #542 (Re: Prohibiting the cancellation of contracts for physical barriers on the border) in relation to S.Con.Res.5, Sanders Budget Resolution.

— Senate Cloakroom (@SenateCloakroom) February 5, 2021

However, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) sided with Republicans on the bill. The tie essentially tabled the measure.

This came as the Biden administration signed an executive order ending development of the border wall.

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