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January 14, 2019

Trump Admin Considered Disaster Relief Funds to Build Border Wall
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On Friday, reports emerged that the White House may attempt to divert
disaster relief funding, including money designated for ongoing
hurricane relief work in Puerto Rico, if Trump calls a national
emergency to build his border wall. This came as the largest
congressional delegation ever visited the island of Puerto Rico over the
weekend to discuss the ongoing economic crisis and post-hurricane
recovery. Meanwhile, despite being affected by the government shutdown,
the Bureau of Land Management is holding public meetings in Alaska to
push forward plans for new oil and gas leases in the Arctic.


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