Posted on 04/22/2017 8:24:08 AM PDT by Helicondelta
Not a single member of Congress who represents the territory on the southwest border said they support President Donald Trump’s request for $1.4 billion to begin construction of his promised wall, according to a Wall Street Journal survey, testing the administration’s ability to reach a deal on government funding next week.
Most lawmakers representing the region—both Democrats and Republicans—said they are opposed and many said they have unanswered questions. A few were noncommittal, but not a single member of the House or Senate representing the region expressed support for the funding request. That includes nine members of the House and eight senators across four states: Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California.
Still, the White House is holding firm on its position.
“You’re always going to have constituencies within both parties that have local issues—we get that,” Mick Mulvaney, the head of the Office of Management and Budget, said in an interview. He added that the GOP leadership is on board to fight for the funding because “they know it’s a priority for the president.”
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Buy 10 miles of the land south of the existing border from Mexico then, and build the wall there.
CA and NM is understandable, Democrats want to keep importing voters.
AZ and TX is less understandable.
McCain and Flake have both long been opponents of border security and advocates of amnesty.
Cornyn likewise.
Ted Cruz has sometimes talked like he was on the side of the citizens and the rule of law.
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Nearly all congress is over run by scum leftists rinos who hate conservatives and love the democrats, a sad day for conservatives who do not know the truth about the scum in Congress. Liars and thieves like the democrat scum.
These are the same stooges who have blocked completion of a wa authorized and initially funded 15 years ago
Hang em all. Protect this country or get out
Why doesn’t the WSJ tell us the names and give us quotations from everyone they talked with?
These traitors need to electorally swing in my opinion.
Nice idea except that Mexico doesn’t allow Americans to own land (one of the many prejudiced policies that Latin American countries are allowed to operate against “Gringos” without any fuss from the libtards). Maybe we will have to invade and set the new border with our army.
“Ted Cruz seems to be against the wall. His campaign promise was a lie.”
He’s on thin enough ice as it is with most Texas conservatives. He better find his footing REALLY QUICK on this if he likes staying in the Senate.
Then there is this “art of the deal”.....Trump can just tell them that NONE, meaning ZERO of any legislation those “obstructionists” send to him for approval will NOT be signed. Time to start playing hardball with those people, they are on his side or are considered the enemy.
everyone one of them wants all of those illegal alien votes.
In the meantime, President Trump can hire and order more.. many many more.. border guards who will stop the flow from the south.. (the other countries south of Mexico, are as big a threat... terrorists know the route.) Keep an eye on the sympathizer hires who would let any cross over.
The wall was promised... but would they dig under and still climb over? The reason the walls in China and Germany works/worked, is there were guns pointed at them if they crossed. Many were killed trying to climb over the wall in Germany... they knew it was death if they were seen.
Balk much longer and they can be part of the wall.
Discussion is over—get it built!
I wouldn’t want Trump campaigning against me and looking for my primary opponents.
Congress approved building 700 miles, just take the funds out of the UN, funding foreign aid, cuts in departments, fines $2 billion VW just had to pay and build the darn wall.
Barry alway found money and he doesn’t know money like The Donald does.
Start taxing illegal wiring money back home and fine Chamber of Commerce scumbags who knowingly hire illegals instead of American.
Border Lawmakers Balk at Donald Trump’s Wall Request
Must be making a fortune off the bodies required to man the border. Best representation money can buy and it shows.
All bought off by the Chamber of Amnesty
[Why doesn’t the WSJ tell us the names and give us quotations from everyone they talked with?]
Because they are the biggest open borders whores of all.
For decades
I don’t know which is more damnable: Congressional greed, or Congressional cowardice?”
Trump should call each and every one of them out by name,
Including Lyin’ Ted.
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