Exclusive: In budget, Trump to ask Congress for $8.6 billion for border wall

[DonViejo]

Source: Reuters



POLITICS MARCH 10, 2019 / 7:16 AM / UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO

Roberta Rampton
5 MIN READ

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Monday will ask the U.S. Congress for an additional $8.6 billion to help pay for the wall he promised to build on the southern border with Mexico to combat illegal immigration and drug trafficking, officials familiar with his 2020 budget request told Reuters.

The demand is more than six times what Congress allocated for border projects in each of the past two fiscal years, and 6 percent more than Trump has corralled by invoking emergency powers this year.

Democrats, who oppose the wall as unnecessary and immoral, control the U.S. House of Representatives, making it unlikely the Republican president’s request will win congressional passage. Republicans control the Senate.

The proposal comes on the heels of a bruising battle with Congress over wall funding that resulted in a five-week partial federal government shutdown that ended in January, and could touch off a sequel just ahead of a trifecta of ominous fiscal deadlines looming this fall.



Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-budget-wall-exclusive-idUSKBN1QR0CW

[UpInArms]

1. I am sick of this crap

nt

[Ohiogal]

3. You and me both. Can't we move on from this?

[UpInArms]

4. Obviously, not until it looks like this

[TwilightZone]

12. It's all he has at this point.

Almost literally. He's accomplished nothing, the investigations are closing in, and he's desperate for a "win".

[MBS]

5. Me too. n/t

[samnsara]

2. shhhhhh he thinks we wont notice.....

[getagrip_already]

6. yawn....

Repeat after me: All spending bills begin in the house.

The potus doesn't, and never has, written a spending bill. The house does.

Now the gop can stomp their feet, hold their breath, and shut the govt down again. But they can't write spending bills at the moment. Nancy Pelosi does.

He can ask for whatever he wants. He can get exactly dick.

[groundloop]

7. But but but..... isn't he getting his wall paid for through his emergency declaration ????

He obviously realized that the emergency declaration is going to fail. If Tiny had half a brain he'd simply let it go.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

8. Democrats have no interest in taxpayer funded tRump campaign photo ops. Def not $8,600,000,000. . nt

[dalton99a]

9. So the Russian steel guy raised the price in the quote

[FailureToCommunicate]

11. Good catch.

[lonestoner]

10. He must keep his base engaged

and this is how he does it. We need to talk about other benefits for the American people like healthcare, jobs and environment..

[Wolf Frankula]

13. He said Mexico would pay for the wall.

Shouldn't he be asking the Mexican Congress for the money?

Wolf

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

14. Hey Trump

Want in one hand and shit in the other. See what fills up quicker.

[BigmanPigman]

15. Why, I thought he was getting $$$ from miltary pensions

through the Pentagon?
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/border-barriers-trump-eyes-funds-military-pay-and-pensions

[EarthFirst]

20. I'm not sure why that idea wouldn't have been wildly popular... nt

[Haggis for Breakfast]

16. What part of NO is unclear to this moron ??

[Bengus81]

17. Shouldn't trump be asking the President of Mexico for $8.6 billion??

And,as he said to Sean "puffy" Hannity,they WILL send a check........

[Totally Tunsie]

18. Makes sense...He couldn't get the $5.7 Billion he wanted,

so let's get out there and ask for an additional $2.9 Billion.

Moron.

[Scarsdale]

19. This request is a smokescreen.

It will be the main topic of discussion, while the $100 MILLION being granted to Ivanka will slide through. The treasury is their piggy bank, slush fund.

[Blue_Tires]

21. Exactly!!

[Scarsdale]

22. I wonder if one of those

overseas businesses could be the "Escort Services" Ivanka has obtained the patent on? Getting back to her roots. Her great grandpa was a pimp. He owned brothels in Alaska and Canada. So, it is in the tRump DNA, using and abusing women and girls.