Cornyn Bill Would Beef Up Border Security But Leaves Out Trump’s Wall

Published August 7, 2017 10:12pm ET



Sen. John Cornyn thinks the White House will be on board with a bill he issued last week to beef up security along the U.S.-Mexico border. But that hasn’t stopped the majority whip from distancing himself from President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall.

Cornyn’s office put out a press release Monday morning quoting several editorials and organizations that favorably compared his border package, a layered strategy including walls, fencing, technology, and increased border patrol presence, to the president’s big, beautiful wall.

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