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Blake Moore: Americans don't want to pay a single dime of Federal money to pay for the President's wall. During the Presidential…

On the recordJuly 27, 2017
Americans don't want to pay a single dime of Federal money to pay for the President's wall. During the Presidential campaign, this was a very provocative claim, and he said Mexico would pay for it. So why does the defense appropriations bill have a blank check for this wall? I, like so many of my colleagues, including Republicans, know that this wall is unnecessary and environmentally catastrophic. It will require us to seize property through imminent domain. It is ineffective, just like Homeland Security Secretary Kelly has said. I urge my colleagues to oppose funding for this ill-gotten wall, to vote against the rule before us today, and begin to work on an honest conversation about the types of immigration reform that our country needs. ____________________
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Blake Moore
Republican · Utah
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Jul 27, 2017

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