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Who tanked the border bill?

Who tanked the border bill?

This week, Joan E Greve is joined by Marianna Sotomayor, congressional reporter for the Washington Post, to discuss why the border bill failed

Politics Weekly America

February 9, 202420m 26s

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Show Notes

Illegal immigration via the US-Mexico border remains one of the most pressing problems for Congress. And yet the much anticipated $118bn border security bill, which included aid packages to Ukraine and Israel, was blocked by senators after a chaotic week. Why did this crucial piece of legislation with bipartisan support get rejected by the very people who demanded it? This week, Joan E Greve is joined by Marianna Sotomayor, the congressional reporter for the Washington Post, to discuss why the border bill failed

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