Sen. Ted Budd introduces bill forcing Biden admin to restart border wall construction, unlock $2.1B in funding
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North Carolina GOP Sen. Ted Budd will introduce a bill Tuesday to restart construction of the wall at the southern border and unlock $2.1 billion in unspent wall funding.
Should it pass, the bill would require border wall construction to restart within 24 hours, prevents the Homeland Security secretary from canceling any of the contracts related to border wall construction, and requires the secretary to uphold all negotiated border wall agreements. Kyle Morris covers politics for Fox News. Story tips can be sent to kyle.morris@fox.com and on Twitter: @RealKyleMorris.
"President Biden has created the worst border crisis in American history. Instead of taking steps to solve this crisis, the Biden administration has tried to run out the regulatory clock on border wall construction," Budd, who formerly served in the House, told Fox News Digital. "My Build the Wall Now Act ends this administration's excuses and forces them to restart wall construction immediately. It’s time for a comprehensive solution to end the Biden Border Crisis, and this bill does just that."