A House Democrat who represents a district along the southwest border in Texas is accusing House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., of lying last month when she said Democrats restricted funding for new border barriers to "See-through fencing" in the omnibus spending package.
Democratic leaders, including Pelosi, declared it a victory for Democrats because President Trump wouldn't get the "Great beautiful" border wall he promised voters on the campaign trail.
"Basically Trump's getting what he wants, at least for these 25 miles he's getting concrete wall," Vela said, who is a staunch opponent of any funding for border barriers, even fencing.
Republican leaders and the White House were eager to boast about barrier funding in the omnibus, but conservatives scoffed, saying the bill didn't fund the border wall.
For some Democrats, the frustration of watching Congress fund ongoing construction while so-called Dreamers are left without legal status has opened up fights over what defines a border wall and what does not.
There were levee walls built along the southwest border in 2008 and the omnibus funding fills in the gaps along the 25 miles in question.
McAleenan said the fresh cash going toward the new levee wall is "Similar wall to what we built in 2008.".
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house-democrat-rep-filemon-vela-pelosi-lied-about-border-wall-funding-in-omnibus
Democratic leaders, including Pelosi, declared it a victory for Democrats because President Trump wouldn't get the "Great beautiful" border wall he promised voters on the campaign trail.
"Basically Trump's getting what he wants, at least for these 25 miles he's getting concrete wall," Vela said, who is a staunch opponent of any funding for border barriers, even fencing.
Republican leaders and the White House were eager to boast about barrier funding in the omnibus, but conservatives scoffed, saying the bill didn't fund the border wall.
For some Democrats, the frustration of watching Congress fund ongoing construction while so-called Dreamers are left without legal status has opened up fights over what defines a border wall and what does not.
There were levee walls built along the southwest border in 2008 and the omnibus funding fills in the gaps along the 25 miles in question.
McAleenan said the fresh cash going toward the new levee wall is "Similar wall to what we built in 2008.".
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house-democrat-rep-filemon-vela-pelosi-lied-about-border-wall-funding-in-omnibus
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