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

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MURPHY: "Well, it's just not true. It's a political talking point. Those same Republicans in the House of Representatives who say President Biden has the tools introduced H.R.2, which is a massive border reform bill. They said it was one of their most important priorities. And so, Republicans have said openly that they want to pass border and immigration reform. All of a sudden, they are against border and immigration reform because they are worried it's actually going to pass. And many Republicans in the House and some in the Senate actually have no plans to help the president control the border, because they want to keep the border in a chaotic situation for political purposes. Remember, Donald Trump didn't do a much better job. Presentations reached a 10-year high at the border under Donald Trump. The only reason that fewer people started to show up was because COVID hit and nobody moved anywhere. So, when Donald Trump says, 'I didn't need any new powers,' that's just not true. Presentations at the border spiked under Donald Trump. It didn't come down until COVID hit."