Senators Call It Quits on Plan To Address Ukraine and Immigration — Just as Ukraine and U.S. Border Are Pushed to Breaking Points

The lead Democrat in the negotiating room, Senator Murphy, says the Senate needs to find a permanent solution to the border crisis and the asylum system — not just a quick fix that will stem the tide for the remainder of the year.

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Senator Murphy at a rally on Capitol Hill, June 10, 2022. AP/Susan Walsh

Following the White House and Senate Democrats’ pleas for Republicans to give up on their “Trumpian” immigration proposals, Congress will officially recess on Wednesday until the new year without having reached an agreement to help bolster Ukraine’s war effort and to attempt to stem the tide of illegal immigration at America’s southern border. 

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