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onetexan

(13,019 posts)
Thu Jan 21, 2021, 07:36 AM Jan 2021

So about that wall, & the 10B funding the Con stole from the DoD to pay for it

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46824649

1. How much 'new wall' Trump has built is up for debate
2. Most of the wall isn't 'wall' at all
3. How it's being paid for remains controversial
4. Illegal crossings appear to have fallen this year
5. A key migrant camp is emptying
6. The barrier is unlikely to stop most kinds of drugs coming into the US

Not sure what happened but my message was truncated. Anyhow, that 10B can now be used to pay for vaccines or food aid for struggling families impacted by the pandemic. Alot of work ahead to clean this up for Biden/Harris admin.


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So about that wall, & the 10B funding the Con stole from the DoD to pay for it (Original Post) onetexan Jan 2021 OP
Fund restoration of the natural areas & habitats destroyed by wall construction. NT CottonBear Jan 2021 #1
Yes!!! SheltieLover Jan 2021 #2
Agree. That too. onetexan Jan 2021 #3
And since the dept of war during the trump reign told us they didnt need that money Fullduplexxx Jan 2021 #4
good point - Biden can rub it in their face if DoD wants it back. onetexan Jan 2021 #5

Fullduplexxx

(7,840 posts)
4. And since the dept of war during the trump reign told us they didnt need that money
Thu Jan 21, 2021, 08:56 AM
Jan 2021

Biden can just peel it off again for his projects

onetexan

(13,019 posts)
5. good point - Biden can rub it in their face if DoD wants it back.
Thu Jan 21, 2021, 09:37 AM
Jan 2021

Well maybe if some of it can be used to help military families. Vaccines & helping the struggling families with basic necessities - housing, food, etc. - are my biggest wishes.

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