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Posted On: 02/20/2017 7:48:31 AM
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Sensenbrenner bill aims to build Mexico border wall with drug cartel money
MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin congressman has introduced a bill that could finance the construction of a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border with money seized from Mexican drug cartels.
In January, before Trump’s inauguration, Republicans in Congress began discussions on financing a barrier on the U.S. southern border.
The lawmakers plan to use authority outlined in a 2006 law endorsed by Republicans and Democrats. The law required 700 miles of “reinforced fencing” and surveillance systems billed as a “virtual fence.”
“Several high-profile Democrats, including then-Sen. Barack Obama and current Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, voted for the Secure Fence Act,” the Washington Post reported in early January.
Amid heated conversations about immigration policy, Sensenbrenner said Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill are looking for solutions to protect the U.S. southern border while being “conscientious of taxpayers’ money.”
“The BUILD WALL Act is a creative solution to a complex problem and I encourage my colleagues to support it,” Sensenbrenner said.
MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin congressman has introduced a bill that could finance the construction of a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border with money seized from Mexican drug cartels.
In January, before Trump’s inauguration, Republicans in Congress began discussions on financing a barrier on the U.S. southern border.
The lawmakers plan to use authority outlined in a 2006 law endorsed by Republicans and Democrats. The law required 700 miles of “reinforced fencing” and surveillance systems billed as a “virtual fence.”
“Several high-profile Democrats, including then-Sen. Barack Obama and current Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, voted for the Secure Fence Act,” the Washington Post reported in early January.
Amid heated conversations about immigration policy, Sensenbrenner said Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill are looking for solutions to protect the U.S. southern border while being “conscientious of taxpayers’ money.”
“The BUILD WALL Act is a creative solution to a complex problem and I encourage my colleagues to support it,” Sensenbrenner said.
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