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This morning at 10:00 am @senjudiciary will take up my legislation - the Secure and Protect Act of 2019 - to address the asylum/border crisis.

WATCH HEARING ONLINE:
judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/08/01…
@senjudiciary The asylum issue at our border is a relatively new problem and the current process used to handle asylum claims is being abused. My legislation addresses this problem.
@senjudiciary Highlights of the legislation:

➡️ Asylum applications from residents of the Northern Triangle or countries that border it would be filed at refugee processing centers – not in the United States. These centers would be established in Central America and Mexico.
@senjudiciary ➡️ Modify U.S. law to allow families to be held together for longer than the 20 days currently allowed by the Flores decision.

➡️ Appoint 500 new immigration judges to reduce the current backlog of cases.
@senjudiciary ➡️ Unaccompanied minors (UAC) from Central America would be treated the same as minors from Canada and Mexico. This would allow the United States to return all UAC to their country of origin after screening.
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President @realDonaldTrump instincts to deliver a punishing blow to Syria’s Assad, after a second use of chemical weapons, was right.

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To Pentagon planners: a weak response over this outrageous Iranian aggression only invites more aggression.

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There are steps between being weak and total war.
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A great briefing by @VP Pence to the Senate Republican Conference regarding the attack on Saudi oil facilities.

It’s clear to me that such a sophisticated attack could not have occurred without Iran’s blessing and direct involvement.
@VP This is literally an act of war and the goal should be to restore deterrence against Iranian aggression which has clearly been lost.
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As Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, I promise you Justice Kavanaugh will not be impeached over these scurrilous accusations.

cbsnews.com/news/brett-kav…
What have we learned the last few days?

* The @nytimes writes first, verifies later.

* Republicans are presumed to be “guilty.”

* Democratic presidential candidates are willing to ruin Justice Kavanaugh’s life for political gain.

All very sad.
@nytimes The latest attacks leveled against Brett Kavanaugh are beyond the pale.

My heart goes out to Justice Kavanaugh’s family for being forced to endure this ridiculous treatment once again.
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