The demand is more than six times what Congress allocated for border projects in each of the past two fiscal years, and 6 percent more than Trump has corralled by invoking emergency powers this year. The proposal comes on the heels of a bruising battle with Congress over wall funding that resulted in
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Monday will ask the U.S. Congress for an additional $8.6 billion to help pay for the wall he promised to build on the southern border with Mexico to combat illegal immigration and drug trafficking, officials familiar with his 2020 budget request told Reuters.
Asked on Fox News Sunday about the new funding request and if there would be another budget fight over Trump's wall, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said,"I suppose there will be ... He's going to stay with his wall and he's going to stay with the border security theme. I think it's essential."
"It gives the president the ability to say he has fulfilled his commitment to gain operational control of the southwest border," an administration official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said of the budget request. For fiscal 2019, Trump demanded $5.7 billion in wall funds, but Congress appropriated only $1.375 billion for border fencing projects.
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