Frank the Bunny
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And, after digging into this story a bit more, it is revealed that the money is already appropriated and MUST be spent on border wall/fencing. Biden has asked Congress repeatedly to use the money elsewhere, and they refuse. The problem is that we need to give Biden and Harris a better Congress.
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I’m not happy about waiving environmental protections for a border wall but still believe Biden and democrats are our best choice for governing. If we have big enough majorities after the next election it will be easier to eliminate this kind of stuff.
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bfitzinAR
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That part I know. But him being forced by Congress to do what he doesn't want to would fly better if his EPA hadn't just waived 26 laws that would have stopped it or at least delayed it til we could get a Dem Congress to stop it.

I'll vote for him again. That's a given. But I don't like this.
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03:00 PM - Oct 05, 2023
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Frank the Bunny
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I'm no fan of it either, but the law says that the funding has to be used for border construction and the work has to be completed this year. Stalling would violate the law. Instead they are fast tracking a 20mi area that is a problem area right now, even knowing a wall is a bandage, not a solution.
03:18 PM - Oct 05, 2023
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In response to Frank the Bunny.
Then it's a take it to court thing since there are competing laws here. To fulfill this one breaks 26 others. This wall does irreparable harm to the already severely damaged watershed & ecosystem.
03:27 PM - Oct 05, 2023
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