By the end of the month, Congress must pass spending bills to keep the Department of Homeland Security and the Pentagon running. If these bills don't pass, then the government shuts down.
Democrats want to use both of these bills to cut off the border wall project's funding. They have attached amendments to each bill that would block the President from using any funds to build, plan, renovate, refurbish, or repair any sections of border wall.
If these bills pass as-is, the border wall project is dead.
The worst part is that the Left has Republican help. Senators Mitt Romney (UT) and Mike Lee (UT) have already announced they will vote to cancel the border wall national emergency. Other Republicans like Susan Collins (ME), Lamar Alexander (TN), Roy Blunt (MO), Jerry Moran (KS), Lisa Murkowski (AK), Rand Paul (KY), Rob Portman (OH), Pat Toomey (PA), Roger Wicker (MS) and Marco Rubio (FL) are also negotiating on the specifics of the bill.
Combine their votes with the Democrats and that means they're just one vote away from blocking the border wall funding!
Why does Mitt Romney claim to be a Republican?
Why does our Congress not understand the country has voted to secure the southern border?
Why do we always come down to "one vote away?"
Since bush 41 every President has claimed we have a "border crisis." Now that we have a president willing to actually DO SOMETHING, why do we have politicians, on both sides, doing everything they can to impede a solution and getting in the way?
Democrats want to use both of these bills to cut off the border wall project's funding. They have attached amendments to each bill that would block the President from using any funds to build, plan, renovate, refurbish, or repair any sections of border wall.
If these bills pass as-is, the border wall project is dead.
The worst part is that the Left has Republican help. Senators Mitt Romney (UT) and Mike Lee (UT) have already announced they will vote to cancel the border wall national emergency. Other Republicans like Susan Collins (ME), Lamar Alexander (TN), Roy Blunt (MO), Jerry Moran (KS), Lisa Murkowski (AK), Rand Paul (KY), Rob Portman (OH), Pat Toomey (PA), Roger Wicker (MS) and Marco Rubio (FL) are also negotiating on the specifics of the bill.
Combine their votes with the Democrats and that means they're just one vote away from blocking the border wall funding!
Why does Mitt Romney claim to be a Republican?
Why does our Congress not understand the country has voted to secure the southern border?
Why do we always come down to "one vote away?"
Since bush 41 every President has claimed we have a "border crisis." Now that we have a president willing to actually DO SOMETHING, why do we have politicians, on both sides, doing everything they can to impede a solution and getting in the way?
