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Pentagon notified Congress it has authorized the transfer of $1 billion for new wall construction
Ryan Saavedra- Twitter ^ | 3/25/19 | Ryan Saavedra

Posted on 03/25/2019 6:43:12 PM PDT by Revel

The Pentagon has notified Congress that it has authorized the transfer of $1 billion to begin new wall construction along the US-Mexico border


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: aliens; border; buildthewall; defensespending; trump; trumpdod; wall; wallfunding
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To: Revel

Finally we’re going to PROTECT OUR BORDERS... not just South Korea, or Kuwait’s or Germany’s or the EU’s or or or... FINALLY we can protect our own border.


81 posted on 03/25/2019 9:59:52 PM PDT by GOPJ (Did the Southern Poverty Law Center assist with organizing (and funding) Charlottesville?)
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To: CardCarryingMember.VastRightWC
"So you really need more than a videographer and a GPS?"

Oh come on, don't give them any more ideas... they might find a Hawaiian judge, or get a ticket to the Ninth Circus.


82 posted on 03/25/2019 10:08:41 PM PDT by BeauBo
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To: dp0622

“And YES, I mention that I met him and shook his hand every chance I get because I don’t have much else to brag about in life so let me have that!! :)”

the only thing on my bucket list is to shake the hand of this great man ... we’re going to be on the lookout for one of those 2-3K/person fundraising dinners and make flight and hotel reservations to attend ...


83 posted on 03/25/2019 10:31:52 PM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: CardCarryingMember.VastRightWC
It's an interesting question.

No doubt, they would be "deemed" a U.S. citizen by some judge due to the bastardization of our 14th Amendment.

However, if we can cut off 95+ percent of the tens of thousands flooding in monthly, it will be a major win. Then, once the bleeding is stopped, we can go for total victory and get our courts and our congress to revert back to the original intent of the 14th.

That last 5 percent of the battle will take a while fighting not only uphill as we currently are, but also with one arm and one leg tied behind our backs.

84 posted on 03/26/2019 12:05:03 AM PDT by rxsid (HOW CAN A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN'S STATUS BE "GOVERNED" BY GREAT BRITAIN? - Leo Donofrio (2009))
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To: dp0622

Yep! Just saw Crooked Hillary’s new tweet on Fox & Friends - about climate change. The responses to her tweet were really against her & really funny!


85 posted on 03/26/2019 1:46:47 AM PDT by NetAddicted (Just looking)
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To: Sarah Barracuda
1 billion for 57 miles seriously..cant Trump get a price match or something from somewhere

I'd be willing to bet he's got his eye on that Sarah :)

86 posted on 03/26/2019 2:01:42 AM PDT by onona (It is often wise to allow a person a graceful path.)
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To: Revel

Winning! More please.

JoMa


87 posted on 03/26/2019 3:01:07 AM PDT by joma89
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To: Patriot777

“Wa—Wait a minute, only 57 MILES?!”

They are putting up speed bumps right now. Anything to slow down illegal border crossings while more money is being budgeted.


88 posted on 03/26/2019 5:12:06 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Trump is the best project/program/portfolio manager in the world!!!!)
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To: Revel

Is there a percent-o-meter we can view like United Way has to show how much of the necessary funds have been spent as the $$ are spent?


89 posted on 03/26/2019 6:36:37 AM PDT by treetopsandroofs
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To: Revel

The wall is being built, Trump is victorious, and leftist heads are splitting open and nothing but air is coming out.


90 posted on 03/26/2019 6:50:48 AM PDT by I want the USA back (Lying Media: willing and eager allies of the hate-America left.)
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To: RoseofTexas

You start with 1 billion. Once you get that first money through the entire process the rest is easier. It’s like everything else once you get the first check the rest just come.


91 posted on 03/26/2019 6:50:54 AM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: Revel

Winning!


92 posted on 03/26/2019 7:23:14 AM PDT by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: Revel

Great news bump!


93 posted on 03/26/2019 7:41:51 AM PDT by GOPJ (Did the Southern Poverty Law Center assist with organizing (and funding) Charlottesville?)
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To: Revel
the only way to solve the border crisis is Regime change in Mexico or at the least forced Repricocity (borders open to US business and individual purchase of land)

It is already too late , 50% of our population is now Mexican

Forced reciprocity would turn the tables right around and would be a virtual takeover of mexico like they did to us

REPRICOCITY NOW or close the border until Mexico stops invading

94 posted on 03/26/2019 10:16:21 AM PDT by KTM rider ( .......than to post and , eveidence was wiped outall doubt)
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To: Revel

Lots of winning today.

GET THAT WALL BUILT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


95 posted on 03/26/2019 10:38:16 AM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: Sarah Barracuda

It’s at least 10 times cheaper than Moonbeam Brown’s Kakifornia train to nowhere.


96 posted on 03/26/2019 10:56:41 AM PDT by rfp1234 (I don't watch CNN for the same reason I don't drink from the toilet.)
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To: Revel

This first $1 billion was from the easiest pot of money to tap into - nobody’s ox was gored.

The Pentagon failed to meet its recruiting goals for the year, so the extra pay budgeted for new recruits that did not show up, was just left over. So nobody is having any money taken from their pet project.

This is the Pentagon’s equivalent of digging loose change from between the cushions of the couch.

Once they start taking the money from specific Military Construction projects (which required the Emergency Declaration), there will likely be much louder squealing.

I guess that any method used this year to re-program funds for the border wall, will likely be dis-allowed in next year’s appropriation (likely the authority to re=program at all). So they will likely have to get all they can done and spent before the end of this Fiscal Year (30 September).

To meet that deadline would require a flurry of contract awards, that will dwarf what we have seen so far in the wall building program. We could potentially see the first new awards as early as next month if they had some task orders all ready pre-solicited, but more likely May and June will see awards starting to drop, and continuing through Summer.

Usually ground breaking is about 10 weeks after award, so as we get toward the end of the year, more and more crews will be working simultaneously.

Its going to be fun.


97 posted on 03/26/2019 12:40:28 PM PDT by BeauBo
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To: NorthMountain

Partner, We need this Southern Border Wall asap.

98 posted on 03/26/2019 6:31:07 PM PDT by TheConservativeTejano (God Bless Texas...)
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To: BeauBo

Partner, I agree with all your statements.

We have a builder POTUS in Donald J. Trump and he will get it done.

I still like the design that you drew up on that Southern Border Wall. Keep up the great work.

99 posted on 03/26/2019 6:34:13 PM PDT by TheConservativeTejano (God Bless Texas...)
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To: TheConservativeTejano

We needed it in 1987. We needed it in 2001. We needed it 2 years ago.


100 posted on 03/26/2019 6:36:11 PM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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