Unused COVID-19 funds would build border wall under new Senate bill
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Sen. Barrasso introduced a measure to pay for the completion of the southern border wall with unspent COVID-19 relief money.
Julia Johnson is a politics writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business, leading coverage of the U.S. Senate. She was previously a politics reporter at the Washington Examiner.
Titled, The Build the Wall Act of 2024, the measure would create a "Southern Border Wall Construction Fund" and instruct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to use unobligated funds that were initially authorized for pandemic recovery. Follow Julia's reporting on X at @JuliaaJohnson_ and send tips to Julia.Johnson@fox.com.
"Border walls work. Before President Biden came into office, we were well on our way to a secure and safe southern border. But on his first day in office, the president and Democrats rolled out the welcome mat for millions of illegal immigrants to come into our nation," Barrasso said in a statement.
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