Garamendi: ‘I Don’t Think Anybody Really Believes That We Should Spend $25 Billion on a Border Wall’

‘There are certainly places where the border walls need to be repaired and rebuilt and also extended’

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GARAMENDI: "Well, we’ve been more than willing to do that. The problem is that many other things have been added to the border wall including a big beautiful border wall that is $25 billion. I don’t think anybody really believes that we should spend $25 billion on a border wall —"
FAULKNER: "What portion do you believe?"
GARAMENDI: "There’s certainly places where the border walls need to be repaired and rebuilt and also extended. We see that — some of that in the south Texas area. Along California, the border wall in San Diego, which is now 30 years old, actually older than that, is in need of repair that is good. We also need to use modern technology, drones, other devices to monitor the border, which are very effective. All of that including personnel. These are all things that are important. I would add to that list the biggest border of all are the oceans. That’s the role that the coast guard plays. We need to make sure they’re funded. Keep in mind that the appropriation bill that is in the house of representatives, the homeland security bill, removes nearly — over a billion dollars from the coast guard. So we need to be thoughtful about the totality of this system. Once again with regard to a shut down, threats are always going on back and forth in Washington. If it becomes real, yes, we always provide for emergency services, continuing —"

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