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Sen. James Lankford makes case for border bill, bipartisanship in floor speech

Sen. James Lankford, the Oklahoma Republican who was among the three senators who negotiated the immigration deal, took to the Senate floor Wednesday to make a case for the deal and bipartisan legislation ahead of a key vote in the Senate. “You can do a partisan bill in the House,” Lankford said, “but in the Senate, we have to look at each other across the aisle and then figure out a way to be able to solve this.” Source

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Senate to vote on border, foreign aid bill — what happens if it fails?

The Senate is set to hold a procedural vote Wednesday on what was billed as a bipartisan plan to tighten the border, increase asylum restrictions and approve funds for U.S. allies. But it now doesn’t appear the highly-anticipated bill will pass. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane breaks down what Congress plans to do next. Source

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