House Republicans Finally Listen, Pass Bill With Border Wall Funding

We should remember that Congress passed legislation well over a decade ago that required the construction of a border wall, they just haven’t funded it in full

(Breitbart) The House passed a spending bill that includes $5.7 billion in border wall funding, sending the bill to the Senate.

The House passed the spending bill with border wall funding, 217-185, featuring strong Republican support for the bill and no Democrat support for the bill.

The House started a renewed effort to push for $5.7 billion in wall funding after President Donald Trump declared on Thursday that he will not sign a bill that does not include border security funding. Trump also threatened to veto any legislation that comes before him without security funding. The revised funding bill also includes $7.8 billion in disaster relief.

“I’ve made my position very clear,” Trump said. “Any measure that funds the government must include border security.”

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) cheered the bill’s passage in a statement on Thursday, saying, “Tonight the House passed a Continuing Resolution to keep the government open, secure our borders, and provide relief to communities harmed by natural disasters.” (snip)

Meadows also said that he came away with the impression that Trump will not relent on his fight for border security funding, even though Democrats will likely reject the measure in the Senate.

And now it is back over to the Senate

Rep. Perry said that Senate Democrats will face a tough time explaining why they will not vote for funding a border wall.

“Nine Democrats are going to explain to their constituents, their bosses, why they would rather shut down the government than stop the flow of illegal immigrants, human trafficking, and fentanyl and opioids,” Perry said. “If they can make that case to their constituents, God bless them.”

Three Dems look like yes votes to push the bill in the Senate to a floor vote, so six more would be necessary to avoid a filibuster. Chuck Schumer has said the that bill is dead in the Senate, but, is it? Is this the hill Democrats want to die on, defending not securing our southern border against illegal aliens? Does he want to be roasted by President Trump over this? Every shot, every tweet, every message will be on the news for everyone to see.