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| https://watsoncoleman.house.gov/newsroom/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=498 | Watson Coleman Responds to President's Request for Border Wall Funding | 2018-12-11 | 2018 | 2018-12 | Democrat | House | NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | W000822 | watsoncoleman.house.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, DC (December 11, 2018) Today, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) issued the following statement after the President and Vice President met with Democratic Leadership about the approaching government budget shutdown. "What we saw today was a President, someone who considers himself a leader, throwing a tantrum when told he couldn't get everything he wants. As a member of the House Homeland Security Committee, I take border security very seriously. However, it is in the name of our security that I remain opposed to the President's ill-conceived and prohibitively expensive plan for a border wall. There are dynamic, modern day surveillance and enforcement techniques that can secure our border.Aboneheaded wall across our southern border is not one of them. In addition to the wastefulness of effort and resourcesit would taketo build Trump'swall, any plan to build it will bear hidden astronomical costsboth tostaffitand maintain it everyyearafter it's complete. "The American people spoke on November 6. They sent a Democratic majority to Congress and they entrusted a Democratic Congress to address the border. The American people have firmly rejected Trump's boondoggle of a wall. In fact, all but one border district will send a Democrat to Congress. If Donald Trump wants to bet a disruptive government shutdown on his foolishobsession with aborder wall,then that's his prerogative.But,he should look for 218 votes from the236 Republicansthat stillcontrolCongress for the time being notto meor any other Democrat.I will not be voting forTrump'swallunder any circumstances." | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |