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Trump 'very happy' with bill outlawing future border wall
American Thinker ^ | 5/2/17 | Ed Straker

Posted on 05/02/2017 5:46:04 AM PDT by chiller

While it's commonly known by now that the new spending bill that Congress and the Trump administration agreed to funds mostly Democratic priorities, and doesn't fund President Trump's border wall, what's not widely known is that the new legislation goes even farther than this. Not only does it not fund the border wall, but it prevents the government from constructing a border wall with any funds.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 115th; 3dchess; borderwall; budget; buildthewall; federalfunding; genius; immigration; thewall; trump; trump45; trumpsplaining
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To: SoFloFreeper
"Trump hasn’t solved every problem in 94 days. I hate him. What a sell out."

Exactly. Plus, what is STILL HAPPENING is that bids are being accepted to have 5 or 6 companies build a short stretch of the wall this summer. The winner will be chosen some time after that, and I'd be surprised if it wasn't September or later. We don't yet have a way to SPEND any money on the wall.

61 posted on 05/02/2017 6:34:30 AM PDT by jdsteel (Give me freedom, not more government.)
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To: pt17

Probably all over at Conservative Treehouse forming up circular blow jobs with Sundance and the Trumpettes.


62 posted on 05/02/2017 6:34:31 AM PDT by KyCats
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To: Alberta's Child

If Trump vetoes there is a shutdown until they override the veto. That seems to me to be what he is signaling, they will not hold him hostage a second time.


63 posted on 05/02/2017 6:35:04 AM PDT by JayGalt
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To: chiller
They sold War Bonds in WW1 & 2, why not WALL BONDS?

I would buy a few to get rid of the illegals and their drug smuggling and gangs. I'm sure many conservatives would too. If you have young children it could help with college funding. Or your or their protection.

64 posted on 05/02/2017 6:36:21 AM PDT by GailA (Ret. SCPO wife: suck it up buttercups it's President Donald Trump!)
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To: SoFloFreeper
The wall is one battle that I can assure you Donald Trump is going to lose with Congress. It has nothing to do with Democrats, either -- despite his silly Twitter message on the subject.

Open borders and "free trade" are elements of the official platform of the national Republican Party.

65 posted on 05/02/2017 6:36:47 AM PDT by Alberta's Child
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To: joesbucks

It would have been best to find out.


66 posted on 05/02/2017 6:36:51 AM PDT by Paladin2 (No spelchk on mobile devices. Be intelligent and deal with it....)
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To: chiller
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67 posted on 05/02/2017 6:37:38 AM PDT by Mase (Save me from the people who would save me from myself!)
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To: TexasGator

I’m not seeing it in there either. At least not under the appropriate section.

I’m thinking this may say something about not using “infrastructure funds” or other creative funds for the wall.


68 posted on 05/02/2017 6:39:09 AM PDT by moehoward
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To: manc

"...frigging useless and spineless dopes..."


Same thing when some Associate Assistant Judge of the 521st Court of Appeals in the 81st District of Lower-Nebraska in the Dogcatcher Division manages to halt valid executive orders of the POTUS completely baffles me.

69 posted on 05/02/2017 6:41:32 AM PDT by Blue Jays ( Rock hard ~ Ride free)
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To: dynoman

Fiscal 2017 was PRyno’s fault, from stem to stern.


70 posted on 05/02/2017 6:41:45 AM PDT by Paladin2 (No spelchk on mobile devices. Be intelligent and deal with it....)
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To: OldGuard1

This bill not only doesn’t fund it, but also bans its construction


Has anyone actually read these exact words? I don’t believe it says anything like that!


71 posted on 05/02/2017 6:42:15 AM PDT by New Jersey Realist (America: Home of the Free because of the Brave)
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To: The Numbers
One defense I'll offer for the GOP is that they aren't really passing a budget bill here. I don't think a 2017 budget was every approved by Congress. The U.S. government is basically operating through a series of "continuing resolutions" aimed at simply extending previous outlays -- and this is just the latest (and last) of those resolutions.

The entire government of this country is broken, if you haven't figured this out. Trump ain't going to fix it no matter how good his intentions may be. You can't fix a broken government when the country itself is broken beyond repair.

72 posted on 05/02/2017 6:42:16 AM PDT by Alberta's Child
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To: Cboldt

Yes, I agree with Trump’s 9:07am tweet -— change to allow closure with 51 votes!! Ted Cruz has also suggested this. THAT, and TRUMP, will MAGA!


73 posted on 05/02/2017 6:42:54 AM PDT by House Atreides (Send BOTH Hillary & Bill to prison)
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To: Alberta's Child
Maybe all the people you've been calling "Free Traitors™" over the years simply recognize that they have no obligation to be loyal to a country run by such a fouled up bunch of people.

Ok, so you are not loyal and admitting your traitor status. How great. If so then FOAD quickly and say hello to Adolf when you get there.

74 posted on 05/02/2017 6:43:26 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: moehoward

Rush says it limits how trump can spend funds on border security


75 posted on 05/02/2017 6:44:29 AM PDT by RummyChick (can we switch Don,Jr for Prince Kush and his flak jacket. From Yacht Party to Warzone ready to wear.)
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To: Alberta's Child
Open borders and "free trade" are elements of the official platform of the national Republican Party.

Neither of which you have problem with.

76 posted on 05/02/2017 6:46:52 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: central_va

Why would I invest in a country when some malcontent who calls himself “Central VA” and claims to be a patriot is advocating for a violent uprising?


77 posted on 05/02/2017 6:47:36 AM PDT by Alberta's Child
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To: central_va
Neither of which you have problem with.

Really? LOL.

Go back to bed, you stupid fool. If you think I have no problem with either of these, then you don't have a clue about me.

78 posted on 05/02/2017 6:48:35 AM PDT by Alberta's Child
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To: chiller

VETO IT.

Force them to start again

We spent eight years without a budget. Why get sticky about having one now?


79 posted on 05/02/2017 6:48:38 AM PDT by sten (fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
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To: Alberta's Child

Dear traitor,
I didn’t advocate anything. I made an observation that the counties problems will have to be solved the battlefield.


80 posted on 05/02/2017 6:49:58 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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