Dems willing to give 5.7 Billion for border sensors, drones and more agents but not for the wall. Trump will not accept an offer that does not include the wall and he shouldn’t. Only the wall can stop caravans of people rushing the border
Posted on | January 24, 2019 | 1 Comment
No. 3 House Democrat Rep. James Clyburn floats possible $5.7 billion in border funding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The No. 3 Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday raised the possibility of approving $5.7 billion in funding to secure the U.S. border though various means but not by building a wall.
Referring to Republican President Donald Trump’s demand for $5.7 billion to build a barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border, U.S. House Majority Whip James Clyburn told reporters, “We see ourselves fulfilling that request” with a “smart wall.”
The consideration comes as U.S. lawmakers this week seek to forge a path out of the partial government shutdown as it entered its 33rd day on Wednesday.
House Democratic leaders’ consideration of the figure is a jump from the earlier appropriations of $1.3 billion that they had earlier supported.
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Trump has said the $5.7 billion would be for the wall in addition to other funds for border security, and that he will not back any measure that does not include his long-promised barrier. His demand led to the closure of about one-quarter of the government last month due to lack of funding.
Democrats, who took over the House this month, have flatly rejected the president’s demand for wall money.
Clyburn, at a news conference, said the $5.7 billion that the House could consider would be used to fund more drones, X-rays, sensors and border patrol agents but could not be used to build Trump’s wall.
(Reporting by Richard Cowan; Writing by Susan Heavey; Editing by Bill Trott)
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January 24th, 2019 @ 9:49 pm
Dems will pay for anything on the border but not a barrier that will keep out future Dem voters. It’s very obvious. I saw a video of a young black man who said the Dems know that blacks and Hispanics are leaving the Dem party, so they are turning to illegal aliens.