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Merkley Denounces New Trump Ban

Statement

Date: March 6, 2017
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: National Security Executive Branch Immigration

Oregon's Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after President Donald J. Trump signed a new executive order restricting travel from a number of Muslim-majority nations:

"Just like the old ban, the new ban makes our country less safe. Giving ISIS propaganda while "solving' a problem that the Department of Homeland Security itself says doesn't exist is, to put it diplomatically, unwise."


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