Interesting tidbit...Watched the liberal media Sunday shows and they weren’t talking about the budget..You would think they would crow about their win...Instead,silence
I don’t think many on the Democrat side feel a massive Defense spending increase is a win for them.
No watchee here. Thought the talk was Stormy and that story (nope, it wasn’t the weather) Never give up on POTUS-VSG he has a very large hat and it’s chock full of surprises (I’m thinking)
Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:)
In accordance with section 7058(d) of division K of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (H.R. 1625; the “Act”), I hereby designate as an emergency requirement all funding so designated by the Congress in the Act pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, for the accounts referenced in section 7058(d).
The details of this action are set forth in the enclosed memorandum from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
Sincerely,
DONALD J. TRUMP
Sec. 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act reads:
(A) EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS; OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS/GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM.-—If, for any fiscal year, appropriations for discretionary accounts are enacted that -—
(i) the Congress designates as emergency requirements in statute on an account by account basis and the President subsequently so designates, or
(ii) the Congress designates for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism in statute on an account by account basis and the President subsequently so designates, the adjustment shall be the total of such appropriations in discretionary accounts designated as emergency requirements or for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism, as applicable
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Note 1: The DHS budget was increased to a total of more than $44 billion. The above emergency designation by the President allows for repurposing funds to the Global War On Terrorism which includes our southern border. The President has already called out the identification of ISIS agents operating on our southern border, ergo DHS and related agency funds can be applied for National Defense along our southern border.
Note 2: The Omnibus Bill is for six months, the President can stall the Dem spending for that long, to the renewal date in September, right before mid-terms. Military funding is not up for renewal, that stays.
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Long and short: the President holds winning cards, all legal, that he can play to move forward with promises made in his campaign to build a wall and curb illegal immigration and illicit trafficking. He will move forward with wall construction and dump any consequences on Congress members up for reelection in the midterms. This fight has only just begun.