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**THE FORUM DAILY**

The Senate failed to advance debate on a compromise border bill for a second time this year, reports Al Weaver of The Hill . There were only 43 votes in favor of moving forward on the bill, which was originally introduced in February by a cross-partisan group of Democratic, Republican, and Independent senators.????

The outcome of the vote was widely expected, and the bill garnered opposition from??both sides of the aisle. Of note, two of the earlier bill's three primary negotiators, Sens. James Lankford (R-Oklahoma) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-Arizona) voted no, arguing that yesterday's vote was more about political optics than passing legislation, as reported by Ariana Figueroa of States Newsroom