It just proves all Schumer, all the Democrats were looking for was political cover. Unfortunately, McConnell gave them some, but the American people realized this is a disaster. Hopefully they realize that Biden has all the authority he needs to secure the border. Republicans have been happy to strengthen that authority. What we were looking for in the Republican conference, and this was the breach of McConnell's leadership, is all we were looking for was an enforcement mechanism to force Biden to use the authority he had. (05:52–05:57)
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Asserts that President Biden has the necessary authority to secure the U.S. border.
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