Cenk Uygur
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75% Of REPUBLICANS In Congress Won't Fund Border Wall
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September 23, 2017
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5:58Now PlayingCongress hates Trump’s wall idea. Ana Kasparian and Michael Shure, hosts of The Young Turks, discuss. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
"President Trump has been adamant that he needs Congress to approve funding to start building his border wall, but Republicans on Capitol Hill are far less adamant about supporting it. When asked by the USA TODAY Network whether they support the president’s initial $1.6 billion budget request to begin construction, only 69 of the 292 Republicans on Capitol Hill said "yes." Among the rest, three Republicans said they oppose the money, several evaded a direct answer, and the rest simply refused to respond to the question.
The USA TODAY Network asked the 534 members of the House and Senate whether they support the $1.6 billion down payment approved by the House and found fewer than 25% of Republicans willing to stand up for the plan.”*
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