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Author of border bill says GOP is now 'saying the truth out loud' about why they killed it

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Rep. Scott Perry said he didn't want Democrats to "run on" what he called "the most conservative border security bill in four decades " A bipartisan group of senators attempted to pass a bill aimed at curbing the number of illegal crossings on the Southern border.

The legislation would have hired thousands of new border agents and given the president the authority to close the border altogether if illegal crossings topped a set weekly threshold.