Warren introduces bill to redirect wall money to coronavirus

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BEST idea I have seen in a LONG TIME! and I bet the old greedy Trump is seething!!

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Warren introduces bill to redirect wall money to coronavirus

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/484933-warren-introduces-bill-to-redirect-wall-money-to-coronavirus
By Jordain Carney - 02/27/20 11:20 AM EST


Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) introduced legislation on Thursday to redirect border wall funding to combating the coronavirus.

The bill, according to Warren’s office, would result in approximately $10 billion being shifted from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

“Rather than use taxpayer dollars to pay for a monument to hate and division, my bill will help ensure that the federal government has the resources it needs to adequately respond to this emergency,” the 2020 Democratic hopeful said in a statement.

The White House has suggested $2.5 billion to combat the coronavirus, while Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is requesting $8.5 billion.

What number lawmakers will end up at as they negotiate on a supplemental bill remains unclear.

“The United States government must do more to address the spread of the deadly coronavirus in a smart, strategic, and serious way and we stand ready to work in a bipartisan fashion in Congress and with the administration to achieve this necessary goal,” Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said on Thursday in a joint statement.

“Lives are at stake — this is not the time for name-calling or playing politics,” they added............................

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1. Trumpsters not liking the

idea at all!




Sandra
@SandraKM123
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LMAO--Just what we need--open borders to fight a virus. People from over 60 countries (including China) have crossed our southern border in the past 12 months.
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Tom Adsit
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Yes, this way we can let more disease infected people simply walk across the boarder.