There’s a panel of experts going to say what the best way to spend the money is, and some of that is going to be fencing, and a lot is going to be a bunch of other things. This could have happened in December.
She knew she would become the Speaker in January, and so any bill in December was destined to die with the end of the 115th Congress.
This whole thing has been about the reemergence of Nancy Pelosi as a power broker. She wanted to start with a clean slate. We now know that she's willing to take the country to the brink of collapse to exert her power over everyone else.
If I were Schumer, I'd be very afraid. He's the one in the weakest position, not Trump. Pelosi is calling the shots regarding what gets into spending bills, and McConnell is calling the shots in the Senate regarding what bills get to the floor for a vote. Schumer is the one who has no power anymore.
-PJ
There already is over 600 miles of fencing, primarily at urban areas to prevent mass crossings. Now they need more inspectors to search more than the 1 in 5 vehicles that are currently being searched. Also much better port search capability. Also roads and barracks along the areas that are not fenced or likely to be fenced. The Great Wall of China did not stop mass invasions. It’s greatest use was as a road along which troops could easily march and ride to get to trouble spots, plus barracks to house troops and horses. This was often in very rough terrain. Same principle for border security here, and we have electronic surveillance means to monitor more remote areas if we had the roads there to mobilize the border patrol. More ground surveillance to stop the tunnels that allow large amounts of drugs to enter. Also money to check on and deal with the 3/4
million visa overstay folk. Like those nasty 9/11 pilots who overstayed their visas. Most of the best use areas for walls and high fences are already built. Sure, some more may be useful, but I am more worried about all the other things we have neglected because some people can only understand the idea of a wall and haven’t even learned how to use a computer yet. Below is link for AOL announcement re reopening govt.