the agreement calls for $1.75 billion for physical barriers, physical barriers on the border, specifically, though don t say wall. it says bollard fencing. but keep that $1.735 billion in your head. it also calls for 55 miles of new barrier, including in the rio grande valley, and a limit on funding for immigration and customs enforcement detention beds. money for 40,520 beds, okay? so if i.c.e. can find more money, they can use it for more beds. but the big question in all of this, the big question is of course will the president sign on? is he going to allow this? is he going to sign it? we re going to have more on that in just a moment. this is all happening as the president is on the border tonight as a matter of fact. we re keeping a close eye on his rally which, so far, is his standard stump speech, nothing different. that s what he s doing, just a
the appropriations committee, nita lowey and debbie wasserman-schultz. i m not going to say they reclaim the money. i think there s nothing shocking here. they re at 40,500 beds where we are currently at $1.735 billion and essentially, they re not really getting anything. no. the republicans in the senate offered them more last spring. 65 miles of barrier and more money in december. the president, for the art of the deal, is ending up with less than he wanted. i don t care we can dismiss sean hannity and ann coulder becaute they had veto power. i m getting details, $1.3 billion, not even a wall, a