As lawmakers hammer out the final details of a possible deal on border security funding, some Republicans are lamenting what could have been had they pressed foward with previous efforts when they controlled the House and the Senate.
Members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus are so unhappy they’ve introduced a continuing resolution to fund the government for a week so Congress can keep negotiating. Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio and Freedom Caucus Chair Mark Meadows of North Carolina have publicly criticized the deal, with Meadows calling it « hardly a serious attempt to secure our border or stop the flow of illegal immigration, » CNN reports. Here’s a look at what Trump got with this deal, and how that compares with earlier attempts to secure border security money over the past two years.
What he got
The deal includes $1.375 billion in funding for barriers on the southern border, covering some 55 miles of new construction. It includes an additional $1.7 billion for the Department of Homeland Security’s budget on items like security for ports of entry, humanitarian aid and tech.
