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GOP bill could reimburse states for border spending
- The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation to provide financial compensation to states for expenses related to the construction of a temporary border barrier in Arizona made from shipping containers.
- The bill addresses costs Arizona incurred during the Biden administration, which Republican leaders blame for failing to secure the border and enabling illegal migration and cartel activity.
- Arizona spent $196 million to build and then partially remove a border wall made of about 2,200 shipping containers, using state resources as Democrats largely opposed the measure.
- Arizona Republican leaders, including Rep. Abe Hamadeh and Senate President Warren Petersen, said the reimbursement is appropriate because states protected residents at great expense amid federal inaction.
- The reimbursement could restore taxpayer funds and reflects ongoing political divisions, as Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs opposes the wall and plans to explore removing it fully.
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Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Could Mean Arizona Recouping $196M
By Chris Woodward Federal and state lawmakers in Arizona are responding to news that the state could recoup money spent by the Doug Ducey administration to turn shipping containers into a border wall. The former governor, who's a Republican, used $196 million for the makeshift border wall, which involved approximately 2,200 shipping containers. The wall...
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Trump's 'big beautiful bill' could mean Arizona recouping $196M
(The Center Square) - Federal and state lawmakers in Arizona are responding to news that the state could recoup money spent by the Doug Ducey administration to turn shipping containers into a border wall.
GOP bill could reimburse states for border spending
Arizona could be reimbursed after spending millions of dollars on a temporary border wall built out of shipping containers. The reimbursement would come from the spending bill approved last week by the House of Representatives. In 2022, then-Governor Doug Ducey used 2,200 shipping containers to fill gaps in the border wall near Nogales.
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