As the senate bill that hasn’t even fully been actualized hangs in the balance of bad blood between two egregiously mismanaged parties, the U.S. border continues to be wrought with malice and foreign intrusion. The makings of an all out melee are brewing on the beltway and it looks as if an upcoming Senate national security and border reform deal is at a gridlock.

Many Republicans say they will block the procedural vote set for later this week. “I can’t believe this is happening. This is unbelievable,” Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT), one of the lead negotiators of the bill, said in a Senate floor speech Tuesday. The $118 Bn dollar bipartisan border agreement is under massive strain based on the amount of foreign allocation in comparison to domestic security, which is a difference of roughly 6x, according to Rand Paul (R-KY).

One of the major concerns is that the bill contains no “teeth” to claw back funds in case mismanaged UNRWA funds make it into the hands of Hamas while attempting humanitarian aid to Palestine. A valid and understandable concern. Because inoculating and securing the American border has become an obvious national concern in the midst of a national security crisis, Republicans are holding strong in their staunch approach to border protection. A stance which will most certainly come under attack by the general public.

Having said that, the alarmingly understated perception of Putin and his goals for a crippled West have entranced a minority of the right, into a sense of false security, or a false sense of superiority. Senator McCain said it best when he urged “Ultimately, the weight of authoritarianism is its biggest flaw. It crushes opportunity and forces people into bondage. Putin’s power grab in Ukraine represents a watershed moment in shifting the global balance of power away from authoritarianism and toward freedom.”

In a closed-door meeting that lasted nearly 90 minutes Monday night, Republicans debated the merits of the 370-page national security supplemental, and whether or not to provide the necessary 60 votes to get to floor consideration of the bill during a key procedural vote on Wednesday.

A good chunk of the Senate Republican conference opposes this bill because they object to the policies in it. At least 19 have issued statements indicating as much.

But many Senate Republicans, including those moderates who would likely be necessary to getting 60 votes to proceed during the upcoming test vote, left the meeting saying they won’t greenlight moving it forward — not because of policy — but because they don’t believe they’ve had sufficient time to review the technically complex border provisions.

Senator McConnell (R-KY) stated “I think in the end, even though the product was approved by the Border Council that endorsed President Trump, most of our members feel that we’re not going to be able to make law here. And if we’re not going to be able to make a law, they’re reluctant to go forward.”

The bill, tied to a three-front catastrophe, rings warning bells of contestation abroad and domestically.

The new senate bill isn’t H.R.2, a Republican sponsored bill, which was poised to promote building of a physical wall across the border, however, if the test vote fails, a new package may reflect compromises in the future that better suit a viable solution to the border rather than political fanfare.