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| Fence built around Capitol ahead of State of Union to protect Congress, despite Dem claim walls ineffective |
| 2023-02-07 |
| [FoxNews] Biden will give his State of the Union address at the Capitol Tuesday. A fence is being put up around the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., ahead of President Biden's State of the Union address Tuesday, despite Democrats halting construction of the wall at the southern border. The Biden administration and congressional Democrats called the southern border wall costly and ineffective, as well as a sign of xenophobia, and have strongly opposed construction of a barrier to control the influx of illegal migrants pouring into the U.S. from countries like Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala. Biden is expected to give his second State of the Union address at the Capitol on the House floor, where most members of Congress in the House and Senate will attend in-person. Despite objections by Democrats to a barrier on the southern border, a large fence started being constructed Sunday around the Capitol complex. Republicans say Biden must address the number of crises that developed over the past year, including the migrant crisis at the southern border. The fence is not the first wall to be built for the president's protection. Biden recently began construction of a wall around his Delaware vacation home, which is expected to cost taxpayers $490,324 because it is being funded through a government contract via the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). "There will not be another foot of wall construction in my administration," Biden said during an interview while campaigning for the 2020 presidential election. After declaring "not another foot" would be built at the border, the Biden administration approved resuming construction of the border wall along Yuma, Arizona, in July 2022. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #13 Kevin McCarthy: ‘I Don’t Believe in the Theatrics of Tearing up Speeches’ |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2023-02-07 14:13 |
| #12 There are no threats or scheduled protests to justify the fence. J6ers are scared shitless and the rest don’t care enough to protest. All this is for the media. |
| Posted by: Ebbuger Whuque4103 2023-02-07 12:46 |
| #11 Last year was an absolute gas. Think I'll watch to see how stoned Science! can get somebody and still be functional. Unless its all high-tech manga, then jokes on me har har. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2023-02-07 12:22 |
| #10 I would say at least we won't have to watch Monkey Lady Pelosi's antics as she cheers him on from behind but I probably won't watch anyway because I can't believe a word that feeble old fool says. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2023-02-07 12:08 |
| #9 Is the fence to keep us out, or to keep them in? People going to the fence and adding chain-locks to the links. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2023-02-07 11:40 |
| #8 ^ Agree Snake Plissken to the white courtesy phone... |
| Posted by: Warthog 2023-02-07 09:58 |
| #7 or to keep them in? I vote for the latter, but only as a first step in a more thorough, uh, process... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-02-07 09:07 |
| #6 Is the fence to keep us out, or to keep them in? |
| Posted by: SteveS 2023-02-07 09:03 |
| #5 What about anti-aircraft / drone / balloon defenses around the Capitol? |
| Posted by: Gromble Dribble4342 2023-02-07 08:46 |
| #4 The gummint is afraid of the people. Has been for a while. The alleged GOP dissenters are window dressing. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-02-07 07:59 |
| #3 A fence is being put up around the Capitol building Wait a minute. Doesn't the Republican controlled HoR initiate all spending bills? |
| Posted by: Thruter Gloluger6393 2023-02-07 07:58 |
| #2 But how did the WALL/FENCE even go up with the REPUBLICANS in charge of the House? Oer was it mandated by the Secret Service, or was it the SENATE & WH? |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2023-02-07 07:20 |
| #1 The Democrats fear "We the People".... |
| Posted by: The Walking Unvaxed 2023-02-07 06:17 |