Posted on 02/26/2020 8:24:10 AM PST by montag813
by Joe Callen
The Trump administration stunned Democrat lawmakers and immigration advocacy groups Wednesday, announcing it will waive federal contracting laws to greatly speed up construction of a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border.
The Department of Homeland Security said waiving procurement regulations will allow 377 miles of new wall to be built far more quickly in California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. The 10 waived laws include requirements for having open competition, justifying selections and receiving all bonding from a contractor before any work can begin.
By one estimate, the time to complete this huge section of wall could be cut by 80% due to this unprecedented maneuver.
The acting Homeland Security secretary, Chad Wolf, is exercising authority under a 2005 law -- then passed with bipartisan support -- that gives him sweeping powers to waive laws for building border barriers.
Since that time, of course, Democrats have changed their tune on a border wall. But it's too late -- the law is in place, and Trump is taking full advantage of it!
WATCH:
(Excerpt) Read more at us24news.com ...
“Not to throw a wet blanket on this great news, but why wasn’t this done two or three years ago?”
probably didn’t need to until now ...
I just watched the video — very inspirational plus good selection of music (which is ultra rare).
The author’s conclusions were disappointing on path to citizenship and tripling of green cards. How about we shit down all immigration for a decade instead?
“Needed time to clean up the courts”
we’ve repeatedly seen this kind of long-term strategic thinking from our President; for example, he didn’t launch the trade tariffs necessary to bring our trading “partners” to the negotiating table until AFTER he first super-charged our economy and made us energy-independent ...
LOL, talk about a Freudian typo there!
Yes, I felt the same “Aw darn, couldn’t you just have left it at the ‘thumbs up’...” but I cut him slack because we have the same goal in getting the wall built.
We will fight after the wall is up!
LOL...oops. The ONE time autocorrect didn’t do its job!
Hehehe...or maybe it DID!
They have completely flipped many courts in the last 3 years.
“Judges” is indeed the big conservative development and one where Trump and McConnell have focused a lot of their energy. The news the past day or two about the Ninth Circuit is stupendous.
Dear “wet blanket”
Some people are just NEVER satisfied.
Congratulations! You just won one MILLION dollars!
“wet blanket”, why isn’t it one HUNDRED MILLION dollars?
Thanks!
1. “You never want a serious crisis to go to waste.” Rahm Emanuel
2. “National Emergency”
3. Because I can (now that I’ve packed the courts)
We owe a lot to a man most people never knew and never will know, Bill Knudsen.
It would have stopped all funding.
You bet! I love the good news...he’s getting things done. Imagine how great this country would be if they worked WITH him...oh, never mind.
THAT’LL never happen.
Really...there should be some memorialization of that man.
Yes indeed but the victors, the New Dealers, wrote the history. That was one of the books I read from front to back in one sitting. The way they treated Knudsen was criminal.
This will help stop the spread of deadly pathogens like the coronavirus.
Because the money was not there...
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