Democrats Propose Spending $870 Million on Border Security... In The Middle East!
With a pair of spending plans unveiled on Tuesday, Democrats in Washington made clear they have no intention of directly addressing the immigration crisis rocking America even while they suggest doling out money to address border security concerns elsewhere in the world.
Democratic lawmakers on the House Appropriations Committee Tuesday released a Department of Defense funding bill that earmarks $870 million in taxpayer money to enhance border security for Middle Eastern countries. Here's what sections 8148 and 8149 of the bill state:
SEC. 8148. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the heading ''Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', for the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, $370,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, shall be available to reimburse Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Tunisia, and Oman under section 1226 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (22 U.S.C. 2151 note), for enhanced border security, of which not less than $150,000,000 shall be for Jordan ...Our latest stories...... SEC. 8149. Up to $500,000,000 of funds appropriated by this Act for the Defense Security Cooperation Agency in ''Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'' may be used to provide assistance to the Government of Jordan to support the armed forces of Jordan and to enhance security along its borders.