CQ Roll Call’s budget editor Jane Norman and appropriations reporter Ryan McCrimmon explain the various scenarios for funding President Donald Trump’s border wall with Mexico. McCrimmon also explains why one top Republican lawmaker may vote against Trump’s pick to manage the nation’s budget office.
Show Notes:
- Search for Billions to Pay for Border Wall Confronts Congress
- Budget Nominee Mulvaney an Investor in Gold, Silver
.@SpeakerRyan: Border wall, defense supplemental(s) will come after Mulvaney is confirmed for OMB director
— Ryan McCrimmon (@RyanMcCrimmon) January 27, 2017
.@JaneNorman Zika funding was a fraction of what border wall will cost, and there was consensus it was needed https://t.co/9JG1qVx6hW
— Ryan McCrimmon (@RyanMcCrimmon) January 26, 2017
Trump’s border wall may come with a daunting price-tag too big for some lawmakers to support: https://t.co/Djz4sl46p4
— Ryan McCrimmon (@RyanMcCrimmon) January 26, 2017
