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Arr, the bill be sinkin' faster than a scurvy-ridden ship with less mateys on board. Walk the plank, Schumer!

2024-05-23

Arrr mateys, the Senate scallywags be failin' to push forward a border bill today! 'Twas a bipartisan effort, but even the crew be turnin' against their own ship. Aye, 'tis a sight to see senators playin' games like landlubbers on a sinking vessel!

Arr mateys, the Senate be failed to advance a border bill supported by some o' the Democrats and the Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, may his ship sail true, on Thursday. The measure didn't get as much support as it did back in February when they first be lookin' at it.

By a vote o' 43-50, the senators decided not to push forward with the bill, which was hashed out in a bipartisan manner by Sens. Chris Murphy, a salty dog from Connecticut, Kyrsten Sinema, a scallywag from Arizona, and James Lankford, a rascal from Oklahoma.

Both Lankford and Sinema be turnin' their backs on their own creation, a curious turn of events indeed. It be a rough sea out there in the Senate, with political winds blowin' every which way. Let's hope they can navigate these treacherous waters and find a way to work together for the good of the land.

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