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Article snippet: Senate Republicans on Wednesday said legislation is still needed to address the overflow of detained immigrants at the border, but they are unlikely to pick up enough Democrats to get a bill to MORE’s desk. Republicans unveiled a bill that merged a variety of ideas put forth by Senate Republican Whip MORE (R-Ark.) as they seek one package that can win the support of the entire GOP conference. A large group of senators, Democrats and Republicans, met Wednesday afternoon in centrist Sen. MORE’s (R-Maine) office to find shared principles that could serve as the basis for a compromise bill. “The idea is to make sure we are bringing people from both sides of the aisle together,” said Sen. MORE (R-Colo.), who heads the Senate GOP campaign arm and attended the meeting. “Family separation, that’s what we want to stop. How do we come together as two parties to do that?” Trump diffused the growing political crisis on Wednesday by signing an executive order that authorizes border agents to keep children with their detained parents indefinitely, which will likely end the spectacle of kids being forcibly removed from their families. Regardless, GOP lawmakers say legislation must move forward. “It would be helpful to codify some of that stuff. I think it eliminates the uncertainty and potential legal challenges,” said Senate Republican Conference Chairman MORE (S.D.). Cornyn, who met with Trump about a trade issue along with other members Wednesday, said the president approved... Link to the full article to read more