General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI do not like the sound of Coons saying this at all........
I disagree with him. A Wall is a Wall.
Coons: Trump's steel-slat proposal is 'progress' toward ending shutdown
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/07/trump-government-shutdown-border-wall-steel-slats-congress-1083365
By CAITLIN OPRYSKO
01/07/2019 09:06 AM EST
Sen. Chris Coons said Monday that President Donald Trump's shift from insisting on a concrete wall along the U.S.-Mexico border to a steel slat barrier marks a "minor but important" step towards compromise on solving the ongoing government shutdown.
Coons (D-Del.), in an interview with Fox News's "Fox & Friends," urged the president to stick with his proposal, made to Democrats over the weekend alongside additional funding for other needs at the southern border. The lawmaker called the idea a minor but important difference in technology, with the caveat that Trump has at times been inconsistent in his demands and rhetoric on the issue.
.......................................
A fourth century concrete wall that you can't see through will be a less effective border barrier, Coons said Monday, noting that the president is seeking additional wall funding even as his administration has yet to exhaust money already appropriated by Conrgess.
I am someone who is willing to see more border fencing as long as we choose a technology that DHS says is going to be effective and I do think his moving towards steel slats rather than concrete wall, if it holds, is important................................
C_U_L8R
(44,897 posts)bigtree
(85,920 posts)Ferrets are Cool
(21,064 posts)I know we are not supposed to be critical of Dems here, sooooooooooooooooooooo I am biting my tongue bloody.
montanacowboy
(6,053 posts)Coons what don't you get about that
I had to turn him off - he is NOT what Dems need at this time
Remember his best buddy is the Flake
PJMcK
(21,922 posts)Coons is a Senator. Speaker Pelosi runs the House and has no authority over him.
Nonetheless, Senator Coons is wrong.
Mystery sage
(576 posts)It his opinion but no deal.
Proud Liberal Dem
(24,355 posts)Blue Owl
(49,939 posts)The morality, practicality, and (in)effectiveness of said wall are the issues.