Subscribe to the Blunt Force Truth podcast

Senate Democrats Try to Block ‘Emergency Funds’ For President Trump’s Border Wall

Senate Democrats introduced a bill Monday to block ’emergency funds’ for President Trump’s border wall.

The legislation, sponsored by Senator Tom Udall (D-NM), would prevent President Trump from using funds from the Army Corps of Engineers or the Department of Defense’s military accounts to be used to fund his border wall should he declare a national emergency.

The Hill reported:

The legislation would prevent Trump from using funding from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works funds and military construction funding “for the construction of barriers, land acquisition, or any other associated activities on the southern border without specific statutory authorization from Congress” if he declared a national emergency.

Read the full story from The Gateway Pundit


Want more BFT? Leave us a voicemail on our page or follow us on Twitter @BFT_Podcast and Facebook @BluntForceTruthPodcast. We want to hear from you! There’s no better place to get the #BluntForceTruth.