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Southern Border Wall: Soaring Cost Estimates and Lack of Planning Raise Fundamental Questions About Administration's Key Domestic Priority
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Abstract
The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs issued a Minority Staff Report on findings that the Trump administration's border wall plan lacks reliable cost estimates, with varied projections of $70 billion in construction, $150 million annually in maintenance, and prolonged land acquisition litigation.
Date
2017-04-18
Document Type
Senate Minority Staff Report
Serial Number
Document Length
7 pages
Congress
115
Relation
DOI
Keywords
Staff Reports
PAP Major Code
9: Immigration
PAP Minor Code
900: Immigration and Refugee Issues
Related Hearings
• Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, hearing on "Improving Border Security and Public Safety," 115th Cong., (2017, April 5)
• Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, hearing on "Nomination of the Honorable Elaine C. Duke to be Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security," 115th Cong., (2017, March 8)
• Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, hearing on "Nomination of General John F. Kelly, USMC (Ret.) to be Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security," 115th Cong., (2017, January 10)
• Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, hearing on "Nomination of the Honorable Elaine C. Duke to be Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security," 115th Cong., (2017, March 8)
• Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, hearing on "Nomination of General John F. Kelly, USMC (Ret.) to be Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security," 115th Cong., (2017, January 10)