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according to the Appropriations Committee yesterday [June 13, 2007], there's $864 million cash on hand in the Department of Homeland Security right now for building the border fence. Now, in seven months since the president signed this bill -- that's October 26 -- they've only built, according to the schedule we got yesterday, 13 miles

Bush has built less than five percent of the amount of fencing FUNDED to date. Yet somehow allocating more money is going to get more fence built? You're a pathetic joke, earthdweller - and a liar.

Bush has built less than five percent of the amount of fencing FUNDED to date. Yet somehow allocating more money is going to get more fence built? You're a pathetic joke, earthdweller - and a liar.

bttt!

from the same article:

HUNTER: You may be understanding now why the fence hasn't been built yet. You now have the White House basically saying, "We'll make a deal with you. If you pass the amnesty bill, we'll actually put enough money up against border enforcement that we can complete the fence."
The president's already signed the bill that mandates 854 miles of border fence. We've got almost $1 billion, cash on hand, right now to build that fence and they've only built a paltry 13 miles in seven months. Now, you've got individual ranchers in this country who have built more fence than the entire government of the United States of America.
HUNTER: So it shows that the administration is not interested in expeditious construction of that fence. They should be interested in expeditious construction of thefence.