Senate Budget Committee Chair Lindsey Graham and Sen. Rand Paul on Thursday released vastly different competing proposals on border security for President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” with Graham calling for full funding and Paul pushing for far less funding.
Graham, R-S.C., released draft text allocating about $46.5 billion for the border wall and surrounding infrastructure, which is in line with the version of the bill passed in the House, reports Politico.
His plan also includes $45 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detentions and $10 billion to reimburse states for border security costs, as well as other new funding related to the border.
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