BREAKING:
Democrats Reject Legislative Fix To Stop Family Separations
ByRyan Saavedra
@RealSaavedra
June 19, 2018
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) rejected a
GOP legislative proposal on Tuesday that would fix the border separation issue
that has consumed the national news cycle over the last week.
"There are so many obstacles to legislation and when
the president can do it with his own pen, it makes no sense," Schumer
said, according to The Hill.
"Legislation is not the way to go here when it’s so easy for the president
to sign it."
"How many times has immigration legislation passed
in this Congress? How many times?" Schumer continued. "Zero. It's an
excuse from our Republican colleagues who feel the heat, don't want to attack
the president, even though they know, they know legislation will take a very
long time and is unlikely to happen, and the flick of a president's pen could
solve this tomorrow."
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) had said
earlier in the day that he wanted the Senate to take up the bill immediately so
they could put a permanent fix in place that would stop families from being
separated at the border.
“We hope to reach out to the Democrats to see if we can
get a result,” McConnell said. “Which means making a law and not get into some
sparring match back and forth that leads to no conclusion.”
Schumer refused to answer if Democrats would work with
Republicans on a legislative fix for the issue, saying, "Let's hope we never
get to that. Let's hope the president does the right thing and solves the
problem, which he can do."
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