White House asks Congress for $4.5 billion in emergency spending for border

The White House sent Congress a $4.5 billion emergency spending request for the border on Wednesday, citing an unfolding “humanitarian and security crisis” as record numbers of Central American families seek entrance into the United States.

The request includes $3.3 billion for humanitarian assistance and $1.1 billion for border operations, and represents a dramatic escalation of the administration’s efforts to address the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border.

The money is on top of more than $8 billion that President Trump sought in his budget request, as well as some $6 billion more in funding he sought through his declaration of a national emergency at the border.

Democrats are certain to look skeptically at the new request, which comes as Trump prepares to run for re-election on a hardline immigration agenda. It also comes as Congress in the midst of a fight over a different emergency spending bill, for disaster aid.


“The situation becomes more dire each day. The migration flow and the resulting humanitarian crisis is rapidly overwhelming the ability of the Federal Government to respond,” White House acting budget director Russ Vought wrote in the request.

Vought said that the Health and Human Services Department is close to running out of money to provide child welfare services at the border, and if it does, it will have to divert critical resources from other programs.

The request also includes $377 million for the Pentagon and National Guard for their operations along the border.


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For those who wanted a clean dream act here you go ^
At this rate it may look like trump is getting a clean border security "bill".

last years free 3 Billion, DHS funding (forgot how many billions) earlier this year, +6 billion emergency declaration and now 8 billion budget request plus this new 4.5 Billion.

Now the only thing we have left to offer would be chain migration and visa lottery.

At this point, I will take 2 year renewable DACA with travel for $4.8 billion.

Democrats hold the house and would filibuster anything in the senate.

Clean DA was never meant to pass, it was just a talking point, start in the left so when it gets dragged to the right you end up with a center to right-of-center bill rather than Miller's wet dream.

I have 99 problems and this statement ain't one.

In other news, I received my EAD yesterday for 2MoreYears. Cheers!

nice. 2 more years till we all die.

Good luck. That EAD was Best Before this current administration.

Didn't they already declared a "national emergency" for this? to get the moneyzz.

Best before Trump. Thanks for the $495 tho.

Dreamers are making big money, $495 every 2 years is nothing