$800 million for humanitarian assistance.
More border agents.
More judges to reduce the court backlog.
He cannot change the rules for these court hearings. Congress must do that.
$5.7 BILLION for physical barriers which includes a wall.
He’s talking about “steel barriers” now.
“Democrats supported all these things in the past.”
Says this is a compassionate compromise to solve this crisis that provides the three areas he’s covered.
McConnell has promised to put the bill on the Senate floor.
Government will re-open.