Mr. Speaker, later this evening, perhaps early tomorrow
morning, this body will be voting on a series of appropriations
measures to fund our armed services and the VA. Tacked on to that, at
the whim of the chairman of the Rules Committee, in what I can only
describe as the most undemocratic, unrepresentative fashion, is a
provision to fund a border wall between the United States and the
country of Mexico to the tune of $1.6 billion, a mere down payment on
total construction costs which are estimated to be over $20 billion. I think it is important, Mr. Speaker, that we keep in mind some very
basic facts; the first being that the border between the United States
and Mexico has never been safer or more secure.
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