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SD Senate Passes Resolution Supporting Mexican Border Wall

SD Senate Passes Resolution Supporting Mexican Border Wall

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The South Dakota State Senate voted overwhelmingly to support President Trump’s border wall.
The “Wall Resolution” is the brainchild of Republican State Senator Stace Nelson of Fulton, and it’s personal..

Nelson says national security should not be a partisan issue…

Democratic Senator Craig Kennedy of Yankton says the resolution sends the wrong signal to the rest of the world about people crossing the border only for a better chance in life…

Thursday’s vote was 28-to-5 in the Republican-controlled State Senate, as the partial federal government shutdown dragged on.

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