In line with U.S. Customs and Border Safety, a complete of 47 miles of recent, main border wall was constructed in the course of the Trump administration in places the place no bodily barrier beforehand existed.
An extra 351 miles of present border wall and fencing was repaired or changed between 2017 and 2020, together with 55 miles of recent or changed secondary border obstacles, information present.
Altogether, the Trump administration allotted about $16 billion for border wall funding. That features $5.9 billion appropriated by Congress, which was managed by Republicans in 2017-18, and roughly $10 billion repurposed from different accounts, primarily the Division of Protection.
The Indiana Democratic Social gathering mentioned it could possibly’t imagine Braun would refuse to vote in favor of federal funding for U.S. troops to proceed making an attempt to construct a border wall that Trump got here nowhere near finishing throughout his tenure in workplace.
“First they defund the police and now Republicans like Mike Braun need to defund our army? This isn’t simply excessive partisanship, it’s the Indiana Republican Social gathering desirous to trigger a nationwide safety disaster over partisan politics,” mentioned Drew Anderson, Indiana Democratic Social gathering spokesman.
“Indiana Republicans maintain displaying they don’t care about our nation’s future. For them, they care extra about their partisanship — like saying ‘no’ to the American Rescue Plan, the Jobs Act, and now the U.S. army — than constructing a brighter tomorrow for Hoosier households.”
