South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said it is time for President Donald Trump to use emergency powers to build a border wall or barrier on the southern border Thursday evening.
As President Donald Trump traveled to the southern border to meet with Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) Officials to discuss border security. Graham has been trying to lobby members of congress to come to an agreement on a bill which would both fund the government and protect the borders.
“Speaker Pelosi’s refusal to negotiate on funding for a border wall/barrier — even if the government were to be reopened — virtually ends the congressional path to funding for a border wall/barrier,” Graham said in a Thursday statement.
“It is time for President Trump to use emergency powers to fund the construction of a border wall/barrier,”Graham continued. “I hope it works.”
A group of Republican senators gathered in Graham’s office Wednesday afternoon to discuss an immigration deal to end the partial shutdown.
In the meeting there were reportedly five Republican senators, including Sens. Rob Portman of Ohio, Susan Collins of Maine, Thom Tillis of North Carolina, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Graham of South Carolina. Graham called the group together to figure out a “reasonable compromise” regarding funding a border wall and reopening the government, according to Portman.
“He’s trying to do the same thing that all of us are trying to do, which is find a reasonable compromise on moving forward to securing the border and getting government reopened,” Portman said about Graham to Politico. “We’re still just talking,” he continued.
Trump warned Democrats that he may declare a national emergency if they cannot come to an agreement soon.
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