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John Cornyn signals he’s ready to cave on border security amendment

By Conn Carroll
Published June 14, 2013 4:00am ET
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John Cornyn signals he’s ready to cave on border security amendment
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, seems to already be willing to vote for final passage of the Gang of Eight immigration bill if some minor tweaks are made to the current bill. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) | J. Scott Applewhite

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., may have called off Senate floor debate after Democrats and pro-amnesty Republicans failed to get 60 votes against a border security amendment yesterday, but it appears that Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, is already willing to vote for final passage if some minor tweaks are made to the current bill.

The Hill reports:

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