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Trump travelled down to the border today and met with people involved in Texas.
This is his press conference afterwards
"Speaker Pelosi's refusal to negotiate on funding for a border wall/barrier -- even if the government were to be reopened -- virtually ends the congressional path to funding for a border wall/barrier," said Graham in a statement.
It's time for President Trump to use emergency powers to fund the construction of a border wall/barrier."
"I hope it works"
The statement follows failed negotiations led by Graham involving moderate GOP senators, some of whom blamed both President Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) for being unwilling to compromise with each other.
Earlier Thursday we reported that the White House is preparing legal justification to declare a national emergency, according to CNN Chief National Security Correspondent, Jim Sciutto.
Trump, meanwhile, told reporters that he'll "probably" declare a national emergency if the partial government shutdown drags on.
If Trump moves forward with that option, Graham told reporters that Congress could try to block it using a privileged motion.
"If he goes down that route, apparently under the statute the House can take up a privileged motion [and] disapprove the declaration," said Graham. "It comes over here, Senate Democrats can insist we vote on it. And if you get a majority to disapprove it doesn’t go forward.
At which point Trump can throw his hands up and tell his base that he did everything he could.
Though
the officials weren't named, NBC reported that they walked Trump
through the details which included of a plan whereby the Army Corp of
Engineers would use money earmarked for disaster-recovery projects -
like aide to storm-damaged areas of Puerto Rico - and instead use it
to begin construction on the wall.
The report suggests that a plan is being finalized and that the president might soon defy his critics and declare a national emergency to start construction on the wall - (a step that would go a long way toward ending the shutdown).
In a report that's sure to incense Trump's political opponents - who have complained that the wall would ultimately be a waste of money that would be better spent on other infrastructure projects or, better yet, medicare for all - $13.9 billion of Army Corps funding would be used to build 315 miles of barrier along the US-Mexico border, far more than what would be accomplished by the $5.7 billion Trump is seeking from Congress (that money would only apply to a wall stretching for 234 miles).
What's more, much of the money to finance the plan would be taken from projects earmarked for California, including flood prevention projects near the Yuba River Basin.
The guy who made this would, no doubt be described by Liberal whites as an'Unlce Tom' or even a 'white supremacist'
This is his press conference afterwards
Graham
Calls On Trump "To Use Emergency Powers" To Build Wall
11
January, 2019
Sen.
Lindsey Graham on Thursday called on President Trump to declare a
national emergency in order to fund the construction of the US-Mexico
border wall, after the latest round of negotiations in the Senate
fell apart.
"Speaker Pelosi's refusal to negotiate on funding for a border wall/barrier -- even if the government were to be reopened -- virtually ends the congressional path to funding for a border wall/barrier," said Graham in a statement.
It's time for President Trump to use emergency powers to fund the construction of a border wall/barrier."
"I hope it works"
The statement follows failed negotiations led by Graham involving moderate GOP senators, some of whom blamed both President Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) for being unwilling to compromise with each other.
Earlier Thursday we reported that the White House is preparing legal justification to declare a national emergency, according to CNN Chief National Security Correspondent, Jim Sciutto.
Trump, meanwhile, told reporters that he'll "probably" declare a national emergency if the partial government shutdown drags on.
If Trump moves forward with that option, Graham told reporters that Congress could try to block it using a privileged motion.
"If he goes down that route, apparently under the statute the House can take up a privileged motion [and] disapprove the declaration," said Graham. "It comes over here, Senate Democrats can insist we vote on it. And if you get a majority to disapprove it doesn’t go forward.
At which point Trump can throw his hands up and tell his base that he did everything he could.
Trump
Could Use Money Earmarked For Puerto Rico To Build The Wall: Reports
11
January, 2019
Shortly
after President Trump finished a briefing with national security
officials near the US-Mexico border in McAllen Texas, NBC
News published what it purports to be details from an earlier
briefing on Thursday with senior defense officials aboard Air Force
One.
The report suggests that a plan is being finalized and that the president might soon defy his critics and declare a national emergency to start construction on the wall - (a step that would go a long way toward ending the shutdown).
In a report that's sure to incense Trump's political opponents - who have complained that the wall would ultimately be a waste of money that would be better spent on other infrastructure projects or, better yet, medicare for all - $13.9 billion of Army Corps funding would be used to build 315 miles of barrier along the US-Mexico border, far more than what would be accomplished by the $5.7 billion Trump is seeking from Congress (that money would only apply to a wall stretching for 234 miles).
What's more, much of the money to finance the plan would be taken from projects earmarked for California, including flood prevention projects near the Yuba River Basin.
Under the proposal, the officials said, Trump could dip into the $2.4 billion allocated to projects in California, including flood prevention and protection projects along the Yuba River Basin and the Folsom Dam, as well as the $2.5 billion set aside for reconstruction projects in Puerto Rico, which is still recovering from Hurricane Maria.Completing this segment of the border wall would take about 18 months, and cover an area from Texas to California.
Trump was informed that the Army Corps could build 315 miles of border wall in about 18 months, according to officials familiar with the planning. The barrier would be a 30-foot bollard-style wall with a feature designed to prevent climbing, the officials said.
The Corps would focus first on the heavily trafficked border areas along the Rio Grande Valley in Texas, in San Diego and El Centro in California, as well as Yuma, Arizona.Before departing for the border on Thursday, Trump said he would "probably" declare a national emergency over the border - but that he wasn't ready just yet.
The guy who made this would, no doubt be described by Liberal whites as an'Unlce Tom' or even a 'white supremacist'
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