House Republicans are urging the Government Accountability Office to issue their assessment of President Joe Biden's decision to halt funds appropriated by the 116th Congress for the construction of the southern border barrier, as being either legal or illegal under current laws.
In their most recent attempt to get answers about the legality of Biden's border wall funding freeze, Republicans sent a letter on Tuesday to GAO Comptroller General Gene Dodaro, requesting an update on the status of that investigation.
"In GAO's testimony, they claimed to have begun looking into President Biden's decision to freeze funding for the border wall back in January, which means a report and findings are now long overdue," wrote House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith.
Immediately after taking office on Jan. 20, Biden issued a proclamation titled, On the Termination Of Emergency With Respect To The Southern Border Of The United States And Redirection Of Funds Diverted To Border Wall Construction, which ordered that construction of the remaining border wall be stopped indefinitely.
GAO deputy general counsel Edda Emmanuelli Perez told the panel in April her agency started looking into the legality of Biden's freeze on border wall funding as early as January when the White House first announced the directive.
In Tuesday's letter, Republicans said they are "Deeply disturbed" that they have not received any answers from the GAO about the report that was supposed to have been issued.
"President Biden is holding, that his impounding funds for the construction of a wall along the southern border, including $1.4 billion, specifically appropriated for the border wall construction," said Paoletta during the April 29 Budget Committee hearing.
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Republicans Press GAO for Report on Biden's Halt on Border Wall Construction
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