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House GOP Has 'A Lot Of Work To Do' On Passing Immigration Bill, Rep. Mullin Says

Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) says Republican lawmakers don't currently have the votes needed to pass a GOP-written compromise bill on immigration this week.
Immigrant families walk along a sidewalk on their way to a respite center after they were processed and released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Sunday, June 24, 2018, in McAllen, Texas. (David J. Phillip/AP)

House Republicans say they hope to pass legislation this week to address immigration and border security. President Trump’s executive order signed last week ended the separation of migrant children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border, but lots of questions remain.

Rep.  (R-Okla.), a member of the Republican whip team on immigration legislation, says lawmakers don’t currently have the votes needed to pass a GOP-written

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