Rand Paul: 'We don't have money to spend' for Trump's border wall

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill



BY BRETT SAMUELS - 01/10/18 02:50 PM EST

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Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Wednesday that while he supports additional barriers at the U.S.-Mexico border, he believes some of the estimated costs for President Trump’s border wall are too high to justify.

"I remain a fiscal conservative, even on the wall, so I’m not excited about spending $20, $30, $40 billion on a wall. I’m still a believer that we don’t have money to spend. We’re $700 billion in the hole,” Paul said on CNN. “And while I will vote for money for barriers, I’m not voting for $40 billion for barriers,” Paul added.

A report last week detailed Trump’s plan to ask Congress for $18 billion to fund a wall along the border. A wall was among his signature campaign promises.

The Trump administration is seeking $33 billion in total to increase southern border security, with the remaining $15 billion going to fund technology, personnel and other improvements.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/368354-rand-paul-we-dont-have-money-to-spend-for-trumps-border-wall

[TheCowsCameHome]

1. Send the bill to Mexico.

They'd love to do their fair share.

[thucythucy]

2. "But he promised Mexico would pay for it"

should be the go-to line every time this topic is raised.

Otherwise, not a dime for his damn wall.

[bluestarone]

3. he should be

jumping ship too

[shanny]

4. oooo now he's a fiscal conservative

didn't he vote for that abominable tax "reform" bill? and the increase for the already bloated defense budget?

I don't actually know, I'm just assuming seeing as how he's so principled and all.

[PatSeg]

6. Yep

I doubled checked and yes he did vote for the tax cuts for the wealthy bill. Funny how we don't have enough money for anything except breaks for rich donors.

[JDC]

5. File under No Shit.

[TheCowsCameHome]

7. How about a wall between Rand Paul and his neighbor?

[Scarsdale]

11. He must be angling

for more rounds of golf with Two Scoops Donny. He needs to be reminded of the "secrets" Vlad handed over to tRump about all his gop members.

[Cryptoad]

8. Look at the Dubya Border Wall

Haliburton with it no bid contract, took all the money and never complete the fence.!
Funny how those sweet deals are passed out to the POTUS Oligarch buds!

[ffr]

9. Wait until the economic bubble bursts, then we'll really have no money for a stupid wall

Tuck Frump!

[BigmanPigman]

10. Let's build a wall and a moat and put the GOP and deplrables

on the other side of it. Then all the immigrants will have lots of room to lead their lives without fear.

[mpcamb]

12. "We don't have money for Trump's wall" AND NEVER NEEDED IT ANYWAY!

[Cold War Spook]

13. Maybe I should post this every time there is a story about the wall.

Mexicans own boats.