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ladyshadowdrake ([personal profile] ladyshadowdrake) wrote2017-01-27 09:19 pm

micdotcom: GOP is happy to spend billions on

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micdotcom:

GOP is happy to spend billions on Trump’s wall. Here’s what they wouldn’t pay for.

Trump is seeking billions of federal dollars to pay for his border wall between the United States and Mexico — an $8 to $14-billion price tag.

Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday he’s happy to foot the bill, even without a clear revenue source.

Yet for the past eight years, Republicans railed against bills that had hefty price tags and no clear source of funding

Including:

Health care for 9/11 first responders

Hurricane Sandy aid

The Flint water crisis

Zika virus funding

Only 37% of Americans support the border wall. Read more

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