jimnyc
09-04-2017, 02:09 PM
$1.6 billion is funded. It's down to 4 companies I believe and much of their own walls have begun going up. The only thing preventing the wall at this point is the usual politics.
It mentions in the article about Trump not signing off on federal funding without wall allocation, which would shut down the government. He has since backed off of any of that after Harvey.
But the Dems stated from the get go that they would obstruct no matter what. It could still get passed if it weren't from some on the (R) side threatening as well. IMO, it should come down to where THEY live, and what THEIR constituents in that state would prefer. If they are threatening for "politics", then I hope they get voted out next year. But doubt it matters, as they all suck anyway. :( :(
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Gohmert: Some GOP Leaders, Like Democrats, Obstructing Funding of Border Wall
House Representative Louie Gohmert (R-Texas), an Army veteran and former chief justice of the 12th Court of Appeals, said "some of the Republican leaders" in Congress are allies with obstructionist Democrats who do not want the U.S.-Mexico border wall funded, and they are trying to stop President Donald Trump because they fear if he gets the economy growing "like Reagan did," he will be "unstoppable."
Congressman Gohmert made his remarks during an Aug. 23 interview on the Laura Ingraham Show, which was also reported at Ingraham's Lifezette. During the interview, Ingraham and Gohmert discussed the $1.6 billion the House already approved as the first step in building the border wall and Gohmert noted the resistance in the Senate.
Referencing Trump's Aug. 22 speech in Phoeniz, Ariz., Gohmert said, "I had a problem with one thing in the Trump speech, and that was when he said, 'Now, the obstructionist Democrats would like us not to do it,' build that wall.' And I'm going, 'What about some of the Republican leaders that are right there with the obstructionist Democrats?' [Trump] was being so nice, I thought, last night."
Gohmert added that the Republicans in Congress have "problems," and said, "I'm so fed up with this."
"I think that some of us may just have to say, 'We're going to vote against every rule until you agree to have money in there to build the wall,'" said Gohmert, in reference to the GOP obstruction. "And, of course, that kind of position gets the Republican leadership upset. But I'm sick of this."
"This is ridiculous," he said. "The wall was one of the things that got President Trump elected, and I'm very grateful that he hasn't walked away from that."
The Texas congressman went on to talk about how some Republicans in Congress do not want President Trump to succeed.
"There are people in our party that want to stop [Trump]," he said. "But I think there may be some concern by Establishment Republicans — 'Oh my gosh, if he gets the economy going like Reagan did … then he'll be unstoppable.'"
Trump has threatened to not sign off on federal funding at the end of September if the border wall money is not allocated, which could lead to a government shut down.
Rep. Gohmert said, "I think that some of these guys — in the Senate Republicans, I mean — may welcome the president taking that position, thinking, 'Aha! If the president is admittedly causing the shutdown, then we can join the Democrats and blame the president, and then McConnell's prediction [Trump] won't be around that much longer will come true.'"
"These guys have no idea — the country is not going to turn on Trump," said Gohmert. "They're going to turn on the people in the Senate that are not doing their jobs."
https://www.cnsnews.com/blog/michael-w-chapman/gohmert-some-gop-leaders-democrats-obstructing-funding-border-wall
It mentions in the article about Trump not signing off on federal funding without wall allocation, which would shut down the government. He has since backed off of any of that after Harvey.
But the Dems stated from the get go that they would obstruct no matter what. It could still get passed if it weren't from some on the (R) side threatening as well. IMO, it should come down to where THEY live, and what THEIR constituents in that state would prefer. If they are threatening for "politics", then I hope they get voted out next year. But doubt it matters, as they all suck anyway. :( :(
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Gohmert: Some GOP Leaders, Like Democrats, Obstructing Funding of Border Wall
House Representative Louie Gohmert (R-Texas), an Army veteran and former chief justice of the 12th Court of Appeals, said "some of the Republican leaders" in Congress are allies with obstructionist Democrats who do not want the U.S.-Mexico border wall funded, and they are trying to stop President Donald Trump because they fear if he gets the economy growing "like Reagan did," he will be "unstoppable."
Congressman Gohmert made his remarks during an Aug. 23 interview on the Laura Ingraham Show, which was also reported at Ingraham's Lifezette. During the interview, Ingraham and Gohmert discussed the $1.6 billion the House already approved as the first step in building the border wall and Gohmert noted the resistance in the Senate.
Referencing Trump's Aug. 22 speech in Phoeniz, Ariz., Gohmert said, "I had a problem with one thing in the Trump speech, and that was when he said, 'Now, the obstructionist Democrats would like us not to do it,' build that wall.' And I'm going, 'What about some of the Republican leaders that are right there with the obstructionist Democrats?' [Trump] was being so nice, I thought, last night."
Gohmert added that the Republicans in Congress have "problems," and said, "I'm so fed up with this."
"I think that some of us may just have to say, 'We're going to vote against every rule until you agree to have money in there to build the wall,'" said Gohmert, in reference to the GOP obstruction. "And, of course, that kind of position gets the Republican leadership upset. But I'm sick of this."
"This is ridiculous," he said. "The wall was one of the things that got President Trump elected, and I'm very grateful that he hasn't walked away from that."
The Texas congressman went on to talk about how some Republicans in Congress do not want President Trump to succeed.
"There are people in our party that want to stop [Trump]," he said. "But I think there may be some concern by Establishment Republicans — 'Oh my gosh, if he gets the economy going like Reagan did … then he'll be unstoppable.'"
Trump has threatened to not sign off on federal funding at the end of September if the border wall money is not allocated, which could lead to a government shut down.
Rep. Gohmert said, "I think that some of these guys — in the Senate Republicans, I mean — may welcome the president taking that position, thinking, 'Aha! If the president is admittedly causing the shutdown, then we can join the Democrats and blame the president, and then McConnell's prediction [Trump] won't be around that much longer will come true.'"
"These guys have no idea — the country is not going to turn on Trump," said Gohmert. "They're going to turn on the people in the Senate that are not doing their jobs."
https://www.cnsnews.com/blog/michael-w-chapman/gohmert-some-gop-leaders-democrats-obstructing-funding-border-wall