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Border wall funding likely to be put on hold
The Hill ^ | 03/28/2017 | Alexander Bolton

Posted on 03/28/2017 12:14:50 PM PDT by GIdget2004

President Trump's funding request for a border wall will likely be put on hold, Senate Republican leaders signaled Tuesday.

Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, announced at a leadership press conference that Trump's supplemental funding request will wait until later in the year.

He said the Senate and House leadership are very close to negotiating a bill to fund government for the rest of 2017.

Adding a supplemental spending bill requested by Trump to pay for military activities and a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border would complicate the talks and should be dealt with at a later date, Blunt added. "We have the FY17 defense bill," Blunt said, noting it is the top priority of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and could be used as a vehicle to pass bills funding other federal departments.

"All of the committees, the leaderships of the House and Senate, are working together to try to finalize the rest of the FY17 bill," he added. "My guess is that comes together better without the supplemental."

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: border; budget; mexico; republicans; trump; wall
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To: chris37

I always suspected that most freepers(not all) are establishment free trader globalists. Now it seems we have proof with the lack of outrage.


41 posted on 03/28/2017 1:03:44 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: GIdget2004

“Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), a senior member of the Appropriations Committee”

Another worthless turd!


42 posted on 03/28/2017 1:03:59 PM PDT by vette6387
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To: vette6387

Where’s the outrage?


43 posted on 03/28/2017 1:06:14 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: GIdget2004

Lots of us on here have wondered if the country might be to far gone for Trump to save. An entire new government is the only thing that could save this country. From the president to every member of Congress to the Supreme Court to every diplomat to every government employee G5 and up. The swamp may have way too many snakes to get rid of.


44 posted on 03/28/2017 1:07:17 PM PDT by Terry Mross (Liver spots And blood thinners.)
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To: GIdget2004

The swamp surges back.

FIRST: No Obamacare Repeal

SECOND: No wall

THIRD: No tax cut - except for uber rich crony capitalists.

These pigs are defying the President and the wishes of the American People. They need to be thrown out of office. The only way to clean a sewer is by flushing out the crap and they are crap.


45 posted on 03/28/2017 1:07:29 PM PDT by ZULU (DUMP THAT POS PAUL RYAN!! HE KILLED OBAMACARE REPEAL AND WILL KILL TAX REFORM!!)
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To: GIdget2004

Lots of us on here have wondered if the country might be to far gone for Trump to save. An entire new government is the only thing that could save this country. From the president to every member of Congress to the Supreme Court to every diplomat to every government employee G5 and up. The swamp may have way too many snakes to get rid of.


46 posted on 03/28/2017 1:08:08 PM PDT by Terry Mross (Liver spots And blood thinners.)
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To: Terry Mross

...with a whimper.


47 posted on 03/28/2017 1:16:04 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: ZULU

Our rulers will not allow change.


48 posted on 03/28/2017 1:17:10 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: central_va

http://appropriations.house.gov/about/members/

Check out the members and leadership and write them.

The Rats are going to find the balls to undercut Trump as they had none to undercut Obama.

Gutless bastards.


49 posted on 03/28/2017 1:18:32 PM PDT by ZULU (DUMP THAT POS PAUL RYAN!! HE KILLED OBAMACARE REPEAL AND WILL KILL TAX REFORM!!)
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To: txrefugee

I agree—the idea of increasing the DoD budget is really sad. Changes need to be made, but waste and fraud need to be reined in, too.


50 posted on 03/28/2017 1:20:44 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: ZULU

Obama gets everything he wants, Trump gets nothing.


51 posted on 03/28/2017 1:21:43 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: 9YearLurker

How about we kill this stupid rail gun and build the damn wall.


52 posted on 03/28/2017 1:22:53 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: tumblindice

Yep. Can fund this a dozen ways.


53 posted on 03/28/2017 1:24:59 PM PDT by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: central_va

“I always suspected that most freepers(not all) are establishment free trader globalists. Now it seems we have proof with the lack of outrage.”
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WTF gives with your recent JIHAD against FReepers? You’re constantly mischaracterizing who and what they are. Bed bugs biting you too much or is your favorite illegal being deported?

Seriously, Dude, lighten up just a bit...we’re all in this together.


54 posted on 03/28/2017 1:26:59 PM PDT by House Atreides (Send BOTH Hillary & Bill to prison.)
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To: central_va

They are despicable and disgusting.

The only way Trump will get ANYTHING done is if these POS are flushed out in 2018.


55 posted on 03/28/2017 1:27:27 PM PDT by ZULU (DUMP THAT POS PAUL RYAN!! HE KILLED OBAMACARE REPEAL AND WILL KILL TAX REFORM!!)
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To: House Atreides
I am trying to get some response out of Freepers. It is almost flat line around here.

What the RINOS are doing to Trumps agenda is an outrage.

56 posted on 03/28/2017 1:29:02 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: Trump Girl Kit Cat

The GoFundMe site would crash in an hour


57 posted on 03/28/2017 1:33:07 PM PDT by Phil DiBasquette
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To: GIdget2004

Stop the 60 million we give to Mexico every year in foreign aid. In 10 years the wall tab will be largely paid off.


58 posted on 03/28/2017 1:39:18 PM PDT by kenmcg
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To: chris37
I’ve really had enough of the goddamned GOP.

As usual nothing changes with these weasels. They should be hanging from lap posts.

59 posted on 03/28/2017 1:43:58 PM PDT by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: unixfox

Yep.

In fact I think that’s way too easy for ‘em.

My solution is so much worse.


60 posted on 03/28/2017 2:05:25 PM PDT by chris37 (Donald J. Trump, Tom Brady, The Patriots... American Destiny!)
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