Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Amid opposition, Trump makes low budget request for Mexico border wall - Lying MSM/Reuters spins lawless Dems as new factor - Pictured: Progress on Wall since Inauguration --tma


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Pictured: Progress on Wall since Inauguration


President Donald Trump is asking Congress for $1.6 billion to begin building a wall along the border with Mexico, far short of the amount needed for a project sharply criticized by Democrats and even some conservative Republicans.

An internal Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plan in February estimated the total cost for the wall at $21.6 billion, but the White House's budget proposal for 2018, released in full on Tuesday, included a request for just $1.6 billion.

Two Republican aides in Congress said the modest request is an acknowledgement from the White House that full funding is not realistic given opposition from Freedom Caucus conservatives in the House of Representatives as well as Democrats in the House and the Senate.

Unless Trump is able to rally broader support and win more funding for construction in another fiscal year, his plans for a "big beautiful wall" that he promised during his election campaign last year may not be realized, the aides said. ...

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-budget-wall-idUSKBN18J05H?il=0