GOP includes money for Trump’s border wall in Senate spending bill

Senate Republicans have included $1.6 billion for the first installment of President Trump’s border wall in the new homeland security spending bill released Tuesday, keeping the president’s marquee immigration plan on track.

While avoiding the term “wall,” the Senate bill calls for $1.6 billion in funding for “physical barriers” and border roads — matching Mr. Trump’s original request for money to build or repair fencing along 74 more miles of the U.S.-Mexico line.

The homeland security measure is one of a series of spending bills the GOP released Tuesday, preparing for an end-of-year battle over funding to last the government through the rest of fiscal year 2018.


“This legislation will help enhance border security, provide relief from natural disasters, and help adapt to evolving threats against our country,” said Sen. John Boozman, Arkansas Republican and chairman of the subcommittee that oversees homeland security money.

Mr. Trump had requested money to build new fencing in one part of Texas, to erect new levee wall along the Rio Grande in another part of Texas, and then to repair old fencing in San Diego.

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news...l-senate-bill/

Fine, that’ll only make Democrats want to withhold their votes if they don’t get something in return... Dream Act.

Lets get the DA in.

It is a setup to attach DA!

More roller coaster upswing!

Rejoice!

Mfw we get GCs but net neutrality gets fucked ;F

Looks like things are getting done

Democrats should use their leverage and attach DA in the spending bill, to force an 11th hour compromise. My concern is that they may be too concerned with their re-election prospects.

So do call your Democratic representatives and urge them to use their leverage.

i thought immigration is a separate issue and should be dealt with in its own merits? lmao

GOOD!! Attach Dream Act to it and make both sides happy. It's about damn time

Exactly.

They are full of it.