Posted on 04/21/2020 9:24:40 PM PDT by LibWhacker
President Donald Trump said Monday that the coronavirus hasn't slowed his administration's goal of completing the border wall by next spring.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, updating reporters during the daily press briefing, said 164 miles out of 450 miles of fencing planned along the nearly 2,000-mile Mexican border is on track to be completed by the end of 2020.
"Our contractors are extremely focused,' Semonite said.
Some senate Democrats want to know why the wall on the southern border is still being built during the coronavirus pandemic and amid strict national social distancing guidance.
Semonite said that crews are being administered regular temperature checks and other safety measures.
The ambitious undertaking is funded by billions of defense dollars that had been earmarked for things like military base schools, target ranges and maintenance facilities.
The Army Corps of Engineers last week also announced a $569 million no-bid contract to BFBC, a firm affiliated with Barnard Construction, to build 17.7 miles of the border wall in El Centro and San Diego, California.
The contractor is reportedly getting paid above the average rate to complete the work, drawing criticism from some lawmakers.
Reminding us at Trumps Inaguration when it was said.......
Another great leader God chose thousands of years .. “The nation had been in bondage for decades, the infrastructure of the country was in shambles, and God raised up a powerful leader to restore the nation. And the man God chose was neither a politician nor a priest. Instead, God chose a builder whose name was Nehemiah.
“And the first step of rebuilding the nation was the building of a great wall. God instructed Nehemiah to build a wall around Jerusalem to protect its citizens from enemy attack.... You see, God is NOT against building walls!”
Reminding us at Trumps Inaguration when it was said.......
Another great leader God chose thousands of years .. “The nation had been in bondage for decades, the infrastructure of the country was in shambles, and God raised up a powerful leader to restore the nation. And the man God chose was neither a politician nor a priest. Instead, God chose a builder whose name was Nehemiah.
“And the first step of rebuilding the nation was the building of a great wall. God instructed Nehemiah to build a wall around Jerusalem to protect its citizens from enemy attack.... You see, God is NOT against building walls!”
good.
Now is the time to ramp it up.
Illegals from Central America are in no hurry to get here now.
In the desert there is no coronavirus!!
Heat, Heat, Baby!!
They’re finding that’s not true. UV yes, heat no.
Once the physical wall is finished, it can be augmented with sensors to detect motion, body heat, footsteps, tunnelling, etc. It is only the first step. A country that cannot perform it’s most basic duty to protect it’s own borders, ceases to be a country.
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