Dem Sen. Murphy: ‘Just Not True’ Biden Already Has the Authority to Close Down the Southern Border

BASH Yeah And you ░░░░░░░░ And you know as ░░░░░░░░ as I do that ░░░░░░░░ lot of Republicans don ░░░░░░░░ hear that as a ░░░░░░░░ because they don t ░░░░░░░░ to support funding for ░░░░░░░░ But I want to ░░░░░░░░ specifically more at what ░░░░░░░░ in this deal that ░░░░░░░░ are talking about right ░░░░░░░░ President Biden says that ░░░░░░░░ will allow him to ░░░░░░░░ the border entirely if ░░░░░░░░ crossing exceed a certain ░░░░░░░░ He says he would ░░░░░░░░ that authority as soon ░░░░░░░░ it is signed into ░░░░░░░░ Is he right that ░░░░░░░░ you were talking about ░░░░░░░░ grant him authority to ░░░░░░░░ the border MURPHY So ░░░░░░░░ will be able to ░░░░░░░░ in more detail about ░░░░░░░░ proposal once the text ░░░░░░░░ written Obviously we want ░░░░░░░░ make sure that our ░░░░░░░░ are the first ones ░░░░░░░░ see the final product ░░░░░░░░ yes this bill will ░░░░░░░░ an ability for the ░░░░░░░░ to shut down the ░░░░░░░░ in between the ports ░░░░░░░░ entry when crossings reach ░░░░░░░░ high levels not permanently ░░░░░░░░ until we are able ░░░░░░░░ be able to better ░░░░░░░░ people who are crossing ░░░░░░░░ border It also reforms ░░░░░░░░ asylum system Right now ░░░░░░░░ you know Dana it ░░░░░░░░ sometimes 5 to 10 ░░░░░░░░ for somebody to get ░░░░░░░░ asylum claim heard That ░░░░░░░░ not fair to anybody ░░░░░░░░ the migrant that it ░░░░░░░░ that long We would ░░░░░░░░ that time frame down ░░░░░░░░ six months in some ░░░░░░░░ And then it would ░░░░░░░░ people work permits faster ░░░░░░░░ now what we know ░░░░░░░░ that these people who ░░░░░░░░ coming into the country ░░░░░░░░ our streets or in ░░░░░░░░ homeless shelters So we ░░░░░░░░ make sure that folks ░░░░░░░░ are coming to the ░░░░░░░░ who are applying for ░░░░░░░░ have the ability to ░░░░░░░░ That s something that ░░░░░░░░ mayors and our governors ░░░░░░░░ want BASH Senator Republicans ░░░░░░░░ the House Speaker argue ░░░░░░░░ lot of them not ░░░░░░░░ ones you re dealing ░░░░░░░░ but a lot of ░░░░░░░░ argue that President Biden ░░░░░░░░ has the authority that ░░░░░░░░ needs to secure the ░░░░░░░░ And they re criticizing ░░░░░░░░ deal that you have ░░░░░░░░ negotiating What do you ░░░░░░░░ of that of the ░░░░░░░░ that President Biden already ░░░░░░░░ tools and he doesn ░░░░░░░░ need more yet MURPHY ░░░░░░░░ it s just not ░░░░░░░░ It s a political ░░░░░░░░ point Those same Republicans ░░░░░░░░ the House of Representatives ░░░░░░░░ say President Biden has ░░░░░░░░ tools introduced H R ░░░░░░░░ which is a massive ░░░░░░░░ reform bill They said ░░░░░░░░ was one of their ░░░░░░░░ important priorities And so ░░░░░░░░ have said openly that ░░░░░░░░ want to pass border ░░░░░░░░ immigration reform All of ░░░░░░░░ sudden they are against ░░░░░░░░ and immigration reform because ░░░░░░░░ are worried it s ░░░░░░░░ going to pass And ░░░░░░░░ Republicans in the House ░░░░░░░░ some in the Senate ░░░░░░░░ have no plans to ░░░░░░░░ the president control the ░░░░░░░░ because they want to ░░░░░░░░ the border in a ░░░░░░░░ situation for political purposes ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump didn t ░░░░░░░░ a much better job ░░░░░░░░ reached a 10 year ░░░░░░░░ at the border under ░░░░░░░░ Trump The only reason ░░░░░░░░ fewer people started to ░░░░░░░░ up was because Covid ░░░░░░░░ and nobody moved anywhere ░░░░░░░░ when Donald Trump says ░░░░░░░░ didn t need any ░░░░░░░░ powers that s just ░░░░░░░░ true Presentations at the ░░░░░░░░ spiked under Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ didn t come down ░░░░░░░░ Covid hit.”