“Border Security is National Security, and National Security is the long-term viability of our Country,” he added. “I think the president’s very serious about more money to fund the wall,” Senate Appropriations Committee Committee Chairman Richard C. Shelby (R-Ala.) said Tuesday afternoon. “One of the reasons we need Great Border Security is that Mexico’s murder rate in 2017 increased by 27% to 31,174 people killed, a record!” Trump said. I want Maximum Border Security and respect for ICE and our great Law Enforcement Professionals! “I’d like to try to match the House,” said Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), who leads the panel overseeing Homeland Security funding.

Source: Washington Post July 31, 2018 18:45 UTC