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McCaskill Says Border Wall Could Cost $67 Billion

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, March 28th, 2017

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McCaskill Says Border Wall Could Cost $67 Billion

Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), ranking member on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.

Based on the Trump administration’s initial budget request, Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) on Tuesday said that the potential cost of a nearly 2,000-mile security wall along the U.S. southern border is $66.9 billion.That estimate appears to be tens of billions of dollars higher than the high end of previous estimates and McCaskill warned the cost could be even higher.“It is concerning that the cost of construction could also be significantly higher, as the cost of acquiring land currently owned by…

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