Madam Speaker, the appropriations bills we are talking
about today should be about providing critical funds to keep our
servicemembers safe, take care of our veterans, and support necessary
defense programs. It should not be about helping President Trump keep a
campaign promise that has no grounding in reality. House Republicans' reckless decision to force the American people to
pay for a wall that does nothing to increase our security or to solve
real problems facing our immigration system is both wasteful and
counterproductive. This wall will cost American taxpayers $1.6 billion. That is $1.6
billion that could go toward helping veterans or getting our
servicemembers the resources they need to stay safe while they risk
their lives defending our country. Rather than come to the table to work on meaningful bipartisan and
long-term solutions to fix our broken immigration system, House
Republicans would rather give American families' paychecks to President
Trump so he can build this wall. We are here to do the people's work. Building this wall doesn't do
the people's work.
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