By — Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/schumer-to-try-to-block-trumps-border-wall-again Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Schumer to try to block Trump’s border wall again Politics Sep 10, 2019 9:27 AM EST WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate’s top Democrat intends to force a vote to block President Donald Trump from using special emergency powers to transfer money from military base construction projects like new schools to pay for new fences along the U.S.-Mexico border. That’s according to prepared remarks Tuesday by Sen. Chuck Schumer, who says the vote would give lawmakers a chance to block Trump “from stealing military funding from their states to foot the bill for an expensive and ineffective wall.” Full list: The 127 defense projects postponed for the border barrier A similar measure passed this spring with 12 Senate Republican votes but was vetoed by Trump. The rules allow Schumer to retry every few months. The Pentagon has identified $3.6 billion worth of military construction projects it’s willing to kill to build 175 miles (282 kilometers) of border wall. Trump says a wall would stop immigrants from entering the country illegally. By — Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Andrew Taylor, Associated Press @APAndrewTaylor
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate’s top Democrat intends to force a vote to block President Donald Trump from using special emergency powers to transfer money from military base construction projects like new schools to pay for new fences along the U.S.-Mexico border. That’s according to prepared remarks Tuesday by Sen. Chuck Schumer, who says the vote would give lawmakers a chance to block Trump “from stealing military funding from their states to foot the bill for an expensive and ineffective wall.” Full list: The 127 defense projects postponed for the border barrier A similar measure passed this spring with 12 Senate Republican votes but was vetoed by Trump. The rules allow Schumer to retry every few months. The Pentagon has identified $3.6 billion worth of military construction projects it’s willing to kill to build 175 miles (282 kilometers) of border wall. Trump says a wall would stop immigrants from entering the country illegally.