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Biden says he ‘can’t stop’ border wall construction, blames Congress for not ‘reappropriating’ funds
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0:31Now PlayingPresident Biden said Thursday that he “can’t stop” construction of new sections of the US-Mexico border wall because Congress wouldn’t rescind spending on it — as he waived 26 federal laws to restart former President Donald Trump’s pet project amid record-breaking illegal immigration.
“The money was appropriated for the border wall. I tried to get them to reappropriate, to redirect that money. They didn’t. They wouldn’t,” Biden told reporters in the Oval Office.
“In the meantime, there’s nothing under the law other than they have to use the money for what it was appropriated for. I can’t stop that,” he insisted.
Asked if he thought the border wall was effective, the president replied, “No.”
The administration said Wednesday it was waiving 26 federal laws — including the Clean Air Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, and Endangered Species Act — to fast-track construction of new sections of border wall along Texas’ border with Mexico.
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