Senate rejects measure to restart border wall

By Susan Ferrechio

Published August 4, 2021 5:28pm ET

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Senate rejects measure to restart border wall — A border wall prototype falls during demolition at the border between Tijuana, Mexico, and San Diego. | (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Senate Democrats blocked a measure that would have required the federal government to resume building the southern border wall and implement other border security measures to curb a massive influx of illegal immigration.

Lawmakers voted to reject a provision, 48-49, authored by Republican Sen. Ron Johnson that would have prevented the federal government from canceling construction contracts to build the border wall and implement other border security measures.

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