variety of funding sources to fund construction of his wall, a move that has the backing of senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. i have had an opportunity to speak with president trump and he, i would say to all my colleagues has indicated he s prepared to sign the bill. he will also be issuing a national emergency declaration at the same time. and i ve indicated to him that i m going to support the national emergency declaration. the presidential plans to use executive orders and an emergency deck collar declarati. 3 1/2 billion dollars will be taken from military construction funds, 2 1/2 billion from the pentagon counter narcotics funds. senate republicans appear to be stunned by the president s decision to use his emergency powers to build a wall.
going to support the national emergency declaration. the president plans to use executive orders to collect $8 billion for wall funding. $1.375 billion is already in the spending bill he will sign later this morning. $3.5 billion will be diverted from military construction funds. $2.5 billion from pentagon counter-narcotics funds. 600 million from treasury forfeiture funds. some call it inappropriate. others save it is a slippery slope that may come back to haunt the party. i continue to believe that this is not what the national emergency act was intended to be used for. it was contemplated for a means to responding to a catastrophic event on our country or a major
$1.375 billion already in the spending bill he will sign this morning. $3.5 billion from military construction funds, $2.5 billion from pentagon counter-narcotics funds, and 600 million from treasury forfeiture funds. many are stunned. others call it inappropriate. others say it is a slippery slope that may come back to haunt the party. i continue to believe that this is not what the national emergencies act was of intended to be used for. it was contemplated as a means for responding to a catastrophic event like an attack on our country or a major natural disaster. what about if somebody else thinks climate change is national emergency? what will they do and how far will they do? house speaker nancy pelosi said they will fight the president with possible legal