Pelosi, Schumer To Trump: "Let's Debate Border Funds in Private"

[GMDino]

So I have to admit I did know this until today:

In Trump's budget for FY 2018...that he signed off on...his administration requested $1.6 Billion for the "wall".

Exactly what was in the bill he refused to sign because now he wants $5.7 billion.

https://www.thebalance.com/fy-2018-trump-federal-budget-request-4158794

Quote:The chart below breaks down discretionary spending. The first column shows Trump's budget request. The second column shows OMB's estimate of FY 2018 spending. The third column shows what Congress enacted on September 19, 2018. The fourth column details what the House and Senate appropriation committees allocated.


Those details are from the Omnibus Spending bill that President Trump signed on March 23, 2018.


It's clear from the chart that Congressional appropriations could push actual spending above OMB's estimate. It depends on how much Congress allocates for Emergency Funding. Most of that goes toward Overseas Contingency Operations, which pays for military operations. It also goes toward disaster relief. In 2017, Congress added $15 billion in emergency funds for Hurricane Harvey and $19.5 billion for Hurricane Irma.



In the Omnibus bill, it added $1 billion to address the opioid epidemic, for a total of $4 billion. Congress added $10.6  billion in infrastructure spending for a total of $21 billion. It also dedicates $1.6 trillion to build 90 miles of wall on the U.S. border with Mexico. Congress added $2.3 billion across departments to school safety issues.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/12/us/politics/trump-budget-request.html

Quote:More for Immigration Enforcement and a Border Wall

The Department of Homeland Security would receive $46 billion, a $3.4 billion increase over the enacted 2017 budget, all part of the administration’s efforts to crack down on illegal immigration and build a wall on the border with Mexico. The request calls for $18 billion for border security, including $1.6 billion to build about 65 miles of the wall in South Texas. The request also calls for the department to hire 2,000 new Immigration and Customs Enforcement and 750 Border Patrol agents.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/politics/trump-budget-2019/?utm_term=.46f9ed6e1dbd

Quote:Department of Homeland Security


The Trump administration's budget seeks additional funds to catch, detain and deport immigrants living in the country illegally. DHS would get $47.5 billion in discretionary funding, a 12 percent increase.



Key proposed changes



Sets aside $1.6 billion for construction of 65 miles of border wall in South Texas.


Adds $782 million to hire and support 2,750 additional law enforcement officers and agents at U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
 
Adds $2.8 billion to increase immigration detention to 52,000 beds per day.


 Adds $71 million for new technology at Transportation Security Admin.


 Adds $2.2 billion for Secret Service to hire 450 special agents, officers and professional staff.