Sen. Merkley Issues Statement on Additional Funding for Activities at U.S.-Mexican Border
June 19, 2019
June 19, 2019
WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following statement after voting against a package to provide funding for the Trump administration's activities at the U.S.-Mexican border:
"There is no doubt that we are facing a difficult and dire situation at the border. The administration's actions and President Trump's repeated threats to close the border have created a surge in people legally seeking asylum at our borders, generating overcrowded facilities, p . . .
"There is no doubt that we are facing a difficult and dire situation at the border. The administration's actions and President Trump's repeated threats to close the border have created a surge in people legally seeking asylum at our borders, generating overcrowded facilities, p . . .