Administration's Border Funding Request Becomes Clear
Money needed "to address the grim situation" at the border
By Andrew R. Arthur on May 3, 2019
In an earlier post, I reported that the White House had asked for additional border funding. The parameters of that request are clear, and underscore what the Washington Post described as "the grim situation" at the border. The prospects for that crucial funding actually being approved, however, are in doubt, due to the opposition of at least one key lawmaker.
The Post reported that the $4.5 billion supplemental funding request included "$3.3 billion for humanitarian assistance and $1.1 billion for border operations", as well as "$377 million for the Pentagon and National Guard for their operations along the border."
According to the White House, of the $3.3 billion for humanitarian assistance:
https://cis.org/Arthur/Administrations-Border-Funding-Request-Becomes-Clear
