Correct. 1.37 Billion is NOT 5.7 Billion— it is 4.33 Billion SHORT. The President will NOT sign this.
BTW— out of the blue, the dems started demanding more beds for the illegals already here and to compensate for even more to be “let in”. This is their idea of negotiation. The increase in “beds” for detainees is an increase in “detainees” who can be allowed to weasel their way in.
Dems still pushing illegal entry as a result.
“Correct. 1.37 Billion is NOT 5.7 Billion— it is 4.33 Billion SHORT. The President will NOT sign this.”
You’re right. $25 billion, at least, is needed. The $5.7 billion figure was the compromise. Now the Dims whittle it down to $1.37 billion, with who knows how many qualifiers written into the details.
Trump needs to tell them to take a hike and proceed with building under statutory authority for the military to build border barriers for national security or under the authority of a declared national emergency. Then spend the total amount necessary to get the job done.
He will sign it. The 5.7 bill included many border items. Trump broke it down. Trump wanted a piece of that for a barrier....wall....fence....whatever the hell you want to call it.
You have it backwards. The Dems wanted maximumum beds reduced to 16,500. The rest of these detainees would be released into the population until their case could be heard.