Posted on 02/14/2019 12:08:57 PM PST by GIdget2004
MCCONNELL; Trump has said he will sign the spending bill AND issue an emergency declaration at the same time.
There are many problems with this Funding Bill. One of the mmost egregious is that it empowers incorporated towns, villages and cities to be able to “vote” to opt out of federally planned wall construction. That will put expropriation processes into a complete bind.
The bill is not anything the president should sign, despite what Republicans say.
It should be vetoed, and let the government shut down again. This showdown needs to happen now, not later in the election cycle.
what is the point of getting 1.whatever billion if you cannot use it, I say close the gangstamint as it is against the people of this country, declare emergency and build the wall, army basses on the border
Coulter is performing an important function.
Trump is still relying on liberal Democrat losers like Kushner and getting creamed by the uniparty in Congress every time he does.
He can and has shown that with the Dems and a lot of RINOs around, the path has become clear...he will do what needs to be done.
And of course the GOP would like nothing better than Trump losing in 2020.
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The thing is, I think, in their corrupt little heart of hearts, they really think we-the-people are going to “come home” and vote for the next stuff suit Robo-candidate they put up there (like Romney or Jeb!).
Speaking for myself... never again. NEVER. EVER will I vote for anything who’s not 100% aligned with Trump or MAGA... and that cuts 95% of the GOP out of the picture.
Which side are you on again ?
Thank you for the reply. I am a Trump admirer but think it is unfortunate that he would sign such a bill. I hope you are correct about the poison pills but, for one thing, there are too many rogue judges who want to block or delay anything that goes against the invasion.
Snowflake - My loyalty is to country, yours is to an individual politician. Sorry to invade your safe-space.
McCabe and his ilk will say, "Yes, we conspired to get rid of Trump." Nothing will be done by Barr or anyone else. In this area they brazen because they can be.
Personally, I am tired of hearing how we no longer control the legislative process. We never did. We never will. We must champion Trump onward. He is alone.
Trump objective failure has certainly brought out the pearl-clutching excuse makers.
Obama-level third world migration is the only score that counts.
Everything else is spin.
I’m stumped...
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/president-donald-j-trumps-border-security-victory/
President Donald J. Trump’s Border Security Victory
NATIONAL SECURITY & DEFENSE
Issued on: February 15, 2019
ALL NEWS
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I will never waver from my sacred duty to defend this Nation and its people. We will get the job done.
President Donald J. Trump
SECURING OUR BORDER: President Donald J. Trump is following through on his promise to secure the border with legislation and Executive action.
President Trump was elected partly on his promise to secure the Southern Border with a barrier and, since his first day in office, he has been following through on that promise.As the President has said, sections of the border wall are already being built, and legislation and Executive actions are building on that progress.Executive action being taken by the President makes available additional funding to secure our border that is essential to our national security.
LEGISLATIVE WINS: President Trump secured a number of significant legislative victories in the Homeland Security appropriations bill that further his effort to secure the Southern Border and protect our country.
The funding bill contains robust resources and additional provisions to secure the border and strengthen immigration enforcement.The bill provides $1.375 billion for approximately 55 miles of border barrier in highly dangerous and drug smuggling areas in the Rio Grande Valley, where it is desperately needed.More than 40 percent of all border apprehensions occurred in the Rio Grande Valley sector in fiscal year (FY) 2018.The Rio Grande Valley was the border sector with the most known deaths of illegal border crossers in FY 2018.$415 million will go toward addressing the humanitarian crisis at the border by providing medical care, transportation, processing centers, and consumables.President Trump successfully rejected efforts by some to undercut Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) ability to uphold our laws and detain illegal aliens, including criminals.ICE funding supports nearly 5,000 additional beds to detain illegal aliens and keep criminals off our streets.Customs and Border Protection will receive funding for 600 additional officers.This bill will help keep deadly drugs out of our communities by increasing drug detection at ports of entry, including opioid detection staffing, labs, and equipment.
A PROMISE TO ACT: President Trump is taking Executive action to ensure we stop the national security and humanitarian crisis at our Southern Border.
President Trump is using his legal authority to take Executive action to secure additional resources, just as he promised. In part, he is declaring a national emergency that makes available additional troops and funding for military construction.Including funding in Homeland Security appropriations, the Administration has so far identified up to $8.1 billion that will be available to build the border wall once a national emergency is declared and additional funds have been reprogrammed, including:About $601 million from the Treasury Forfeiture FundUp to $2.5 billion under the Department of Defense funds transferred for Support for Counterdrug Activities (Title 10 United States Code, section 284)Up to $3.6 billion reallocated from Department of Defense military construction projects under the President’s declaration of a national emergency (Title 10 United States Code, section 2808)These funding sources will be used sequentially and as needed.The Department of Homeland Security, Department of Defense, and the Army Corps of Engineers are working to create a prioritized list of segments and a work plan for the remainder of FY 2019 and beyond.New projects could include: new levee wall, new and replacement primary pedestrian barrier, new vehicle-to-pedestrian barrier, and new secondary barrier.
NATIONAL EMERGENCY ON OUR BORDER: The President is using his clear authority to declare a national emergency as allowed under the National Emergencies Act.
Since 1976, presidents have declared nearly 60 national emergencies.Most of the previously declared national emergencies have been continually renewed and are still in effect, after being continually renewed.Multiple Governors have declared states of emergency along the border in the past.Former Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano, who became President Obama’s DHS Secretary, declared a state of emergency along the border in 2005.Former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson also declared a state of emergency at the border in 2005.Former President George W. Bush and former President Obama both directed the use of the military to assist DHS in securing and managing the Southern Border.Former President Bush declared a national emergency in 2001, which invoked reprogramming authority granted by Title 10 United States Code, section 2808, and both he and former President Obama used that authority a total of 18 times to fund projects between 2001 and 2014.
ADDRESSING THE CRISIS AT HAND: President Trump is taking the necessary steps to address the crisis at our Southern Border and stop crime and drugs from flooding into our Nation.
Cartels, traffickers, and gangs, like the vile MS-13 gang, have taken advantage of our weak borders for their own gain.Immigration officers have made 266,000 arrests of criminal aliens in the last two fiscal years.This includes aliens charged or convicted of approximately 100,000 assaults, 30,000 sex crimes, and 4,000 killings.Tons of deadly drugs have flooded across the border and into our communities, taking countless American lives.Methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl all flow across our Southern Border and destroy our communities.More than 70,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in 2017 alone.Human traffickers exploit our borders to traffic young girls and women into our country and sell them into prostitution and slavery.Massive caravans of migrants view our unsecure border as a way to gain illegal entry into our country and take advantage of our nonsensical immigration loopholes.
Don’t let the demo-gogs stump you. Trump is already winning this. Not only will he continue building the wall on funds ALREADY appropriated that cannot be tied up on a National Emergency lawsuit, which he will win by first of next year in the Supreme Court. SCOTUS has already ruled in favor of Trump for spending money that he has executive control over Executive allocated funds. TRUMP WILL CONTINUE BUILDING THE WALL IN SPITE OF CONGRESS and the T.P. they sent to Trump. It does not matter. He could have used it as intended, Burned it, or signed it. All that matters is that a big flapping wall gets BUILT.
Trump is a fox and the Alpha-Hotels in Congress are not even in the same world with this guy.
HE WILL CONTINUE BUILDING AND COMPLETE THE WALL BEFORE HE IS RE-ELECTED IN 2020! Do not let the liberal Bravo-Sierra cause anyone to doub what you know. Trump is the ONLY man who can and Will do this
Don’t let the demo-gogs stump you. Trump is already winning this. Not only will he continue building the wall on funds ALREADY appropriated that cannot be tied up on a National Emergency lawsuit, which he will win by first of next year in the Supreme Court. SCOTUS has already ruled in favor of Trump for spending money that he has executive control over Executive allocated funds. TRUMP WILL CONTINUE BUILDING THE WALL IN SPITE OF CONGRESS and the T.P. they sent to Trump. It does not matter. He could have used it as intended, Burned it, or signed it. All that matters is that a big flapping wall gets BUILT.
Trump is a fox and the Alpha-Hotels in Congress are not even in the same world with this guy.
HE WILL CONTINUE BUILDING AND COMPLETE THE WALL BEFORE HE IS RE-ELECTED IN 2020! Do not let the liberal Bravo-Sierra cause anyone to doub what you know. Trump is the ONLY man who can and Will do this
Don’t waste your time. You cannot argue with a fanatic. It’s akin to the Obama fanatics that swore he walked on water, spoke in tongues, and healed the world. Love Trump but he sold out. Even if I’m plain black and white you showed these fanatics in plain English what is in the bill verbatim they will swear that by some magical sword from down on high it’s not there or can be undone by the almighty.
It’s as sickening as a deranged liberal. This is what hero worship gets you. Don’t agree with a policy? You’re the ever present school yard term of the week, “pearl clutcher.” Don’t like a proposed bill that was promised to be vetoed if it didn’t have the 5 billion and you called it out? You’re “twisting your panties.” I’m still waiting for those unsealed subpoenas we were promised and the unredacted conversations between Strozk and Page. Weren’t those supposed to comes before mid terms? Oooops I called out me lord I must be struck down.
I’m not going to further attempt to reason with you - because I now realize you have the mental acuity of a five-year old child.
There was a perfectly looney thread going on yesterday and along comes you and inserts facts and rational thought into the discussion. Who do you think you are? Before we know you are going to tell us that you read the bill and that you know something about an Appropriation Bill works.
You are spoiling all of the fun watching the Trump haters spin themselves into a knot. OK, it wasn’t that much fun anyway, mostly a waste of time.
Has Trump actually signed that bill from congress? I know what they said.. that he would... but has he done so...for sure?
I think signing that bill of crap would be the wrong thing to do... send it back with corrections..... that bill ties his hands on just about everything.
Those illegals are coming into our country and many are going to really despise the whole bunch of them! It’s forced on us and they are coming in to TAKE and TAKE from tax payers.
The dems are the evil bunch that sells our country and anything else for their power... so did hillary and so does obama.
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