Posted on 03/28/2017 7:11:55 PM PDT by Helicondelta
Amid Democratic opposition, Republican leaders are retreating from President Donald Trump’s very popular campaign promise to build a border fence to block illegal immigration, drug smugglers, and criminals.
A top GOP leader, Sen. Roy Blunt, told reporters on Tuesday that GOP leaders do not want to include Trump’s spending for the border wall in the spring budget, which is due by April 28. “All of the committees, the leaderships of the House and Senate, are working together to try to finalize the rest of the FY17 [budget spending] bill,” he added. “My guess is that comes together better without the [border] supplemental,” he told The Hill.
Top Democrats are hoping to wreck Trump’s presidency by blocking any funding for his key campaign promise. “The wall is a poison-pill rider,” Schumer said in an interview with Politico. “They’ll do it at their peril.”
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Who needs democrat approval? Republicans control both Houses of Congress and the presidency. USE IT!
“At their own peril” What peril?
They will not be happy until the Democrats are back in the majority in both houses of Congress.
Just another idle promise from the GOPe to acquire votes!
“I’m okay with this for right now.”
Funding for border enforcement can be cut off if the Dems take over congress next year.
Building the wall is the only permanent solution.
“I have heard that more are going back to Mexico than are coming to USA.”
They have no idea how many are coming in. The illegals don’t exactly notify the feds when they sneak in.
I don’t think Trump will get the blame here. It depends on how he fights for our wall. If he rolls over then yes, Trump is a one termer and the USA is f-ed.
I heard they fond a real unicorn on Fantasy Island.
Hey Guido we want the wall and squishes like you need to STFU.
As I recall, and you seem to have forgotten, Mexico is going to pay for the wall.
The taxpayer money saved is going to pay for the wall. So bert do you oppose the wall? I feel a zot coming on. Lay it on the line.
Yes, I oppose ceding the Rio Grande to Mexico.
Elsewhere the wall is ok
Building the wall is more than blocking “illegal immigration, drug smugglers, and criminals.”. It symbolic that we have a functioning government that can protect sovereignty. It such a clearly stated and measurable goal. Trump will get it done.
Oh BS. You are Bushite globalist to the core you are not fooling me.
So why, exactly, did we have an election? It didn’t take the RINOs long to cave.
I would ask Mr Blunt if the name cantor rings a bell?
I, too, am okay with this, for now.
Enhanced enforcement is doing wonders, and it’s less than three months into the Trump Presidency.
We got time.
Prediction: ultimately this comes down to amnesty for some block of illegals for the border wall.
Without the wall there is no sovereignty.
American sovereignty... always the first item for sale with these bastards.
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