Senate Democrats remain united to reject GOP effort to continue anti-asylum order indefinitely
Senate Democrats (and Vice President Kamala Harris, with her tie-breaking vote) this past weekend passed “substantive” climate and health care wins as part of a bill that invests billions in clean energy and makes prescription drugs more affordable for senior citizens.
Democratic lawmakers also passed the Inflation Reduction Act without further punishing and demonizing asylum-seekers, as Senate Republicans had sought to do. Among the GOP-led amendments rejected during the weekend was a proposal from James Lankford that would have continued Stephen Miller’s anti-asylum Title 42 order indefinitely. Senate Democrats remained united, defeating it 50-50.
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