McConnell: Congress Will Move Ahead on Border Wall

(Getty Images)

Thursday, 26 January 2017 10:13 AM EST ET

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday that Congress was moving ahead with building a wall at the U.S. border with Mexico that would cost $12 billion to $15 billion.

McConnell and House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan did not say how Congress would pay for the wall that President Donald Trump has vowed to build.

"We anticipate a supplemental (budget) coming from the administration," Ryan said at a news conference in Philadelphia, where the GOP is holding a retreat. "The point is we're going to finance the Secure Fence Act."

© 2025 Thomson/Reuters. All rights reserved.


Politics
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday that Congress was moving aheadwith building a wall at the U.S. border with Mexico that wouldcost $12 billion to $15 billion.
mcconnell, ryan, congress, wall
91
2017-13-26
Thursday, 26 January 2017 10:13 AM
Newsmax Media, Inc.

View on Newsmax