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South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds Co-sponsors $25 Billion Dollar Border Wall Bill

South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds Co-sponsors $25 Billion Dollar Border Wall Bill

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South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds is co-sponsoring the “WALL Act” a bill that would fully fund the border wall along the US – Mexican border.
The bill asks for twenty-five billion dollars for construction of the wall and security system.
President Trump has said many times that Mexico would pay for the wall, Rounds says this bill would take the pressure off military spending…

Rounds says there are a lot of costs involved in building the system…

Rounds says the President has his own priorities for paying for the wall..

The bill would also tighten up regulations for getting a Social Security number and welfare benefits.

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