Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., resumed calls Wednesday for Congress to use money and other assets seized from convicted Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to pay for improved border security after a federal judge sentenced Guzman to life in prison. “El Chapo’s going to spend the rest of his life behind bars, so the feds should seize his drug money and use it to secure the border," Sasse said in a statement Wednesday. EL CHAPO is an acronym for the bill's full name — the Ensuring Legal Collection of Hidden Assets to Provide Order Act. Cruz introduced the bill in January and pushed for it throughout the early part of 2019. Cruz noted after Guzman was convicted that prosecutors were seeking $14 billion of the drug lord's assets, more than double the $5.7 billion President Donald Trump has said a border wall would cost.

Source: Fox News July 17, 2019 21:20 UTC