Sen. Rand Paul Questions Border Wall Funding Level Needs

House Republicans Want To Make America’s Borders Even Harder To Illegally Cross

House Republicans are pushing for one of the biggest investments in border security in U.S. history, bolstering the enforcement apparatus achieved by the Trump administration. GOP members of the House Homeland Security Committee are aiming to devote $46 billion in spending on new border wall systems, a package that would not only support wall construction, but also […] House Republicans Want To Make America’s Borders Even Harder To Illegally Cro…

Republicans Ask Secretary Noem to Reconsider Border Wall Budget

The nation’s homeland security chief defended her agency’s $46.5 billion budget request to continue building a wall across the southern border amid questions from Republicans skeptical about the cost. The hearing, held May 20 by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, was scheduled to discuss Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem’s budget request for the upcoming fiscal year. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis…

Sen. Rand Paul questions border wall funding level needs

Sen. Rand Paul renewed his skepticism Tuesday of a U.S.-Mexico border wall, asserting that the Trump administration has not justified the $46 billion for construction included in the pending House budget reconciliation package. The Kentucky Republican, who chairs the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, made the comments at the tail end of an oversight hearing intended to evaluate President Donald Trump’s fiscal 2026 budg…

Republicans balk at price of Trump’s border wall

Senate Republicans cast doubt Tuesday on President Trump’s ask for $46 billion in brand-new border wall cash, stating that would suffice to cover the U.S.-Mexico border more than 2 times over. Mr. Trump has actually currently finished 70 miles of brand-new barriers in his 2nd term, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem informed legislators. She stated that’s a mix of irreversible wall, short-term fencing and water buoys to discourage wading or…