The pressure is working: Don’t cave on border security now

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This past Friday, we noted that Senate Republican leaders have begun a coordinated attack on House Republicans designed to force the House to accept whatever deal Senate GOP negotiators strike with Senate Democrats and the White House on border security.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-SD), and Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) all made statements to the effect that House Republicans should accept “something” on border security now, even if it was not actually sufficient to solve the crisis. 

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