Patty Murray
They want to increase penalties on employers who rip off their workers.
Having a lawyer can make the difference between asylum and deportation.
They're asking the Federal Trade Commission to prohibit the practice.
Lawmakers are saying the compromise framework isn't perfect, but is still a way forward.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
"I cannot for the life of me understand what the Republicans expect."
The deal is five votes away from being upheld in Congress.
Top Democrat on Senate education committee readies for fight over new rules about campus rape.
"Don’t take something that should be above politics -- our sacred duty to our veterans -- and pull it down into the muck of petty politics."
