Biden Investigated For Stopping Border Wall Construction That Congress Approved

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Federal Agency Investigating Biden's Order to Stop Border Wall Construction

March 24, 2021

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) confirmed reports it is investigating President Joe Biden's move in January to freeze construction of the border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border

Former President Donald Trump, who made border wall construction a  key 2016 campaign promise, started building the wall amid legal battles and fights with Congress. On his first day in office, Biden used his executive authority to stop building the wall even after Congress approved $1.4 billion for the measure as part of a $900 billion stimulus package bill to offset losses incurred by the COVID-19 pandemic in December. Politico first reported that GAO would now launch an inquiry into  whether the Biden administration had violated any laws by freezing  construction, which would contravene the Constitution's law that allows  Congress alone to allocate funds. A spokesperson for the watchdog agency confirmed the report ... "Yes, we received a congressional request  for a legal opinion on the matter and we have accepted that request." Some senators, who spoke to Politico, noted that Biden was a member of the Senate for decades and should know the rules. "He was in the Congress a long time," Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) told the political news website. "The president suspended construction on his first day in office, on  Jan. 20, and also rescinded several other Trump-era immigration rules.  Biden termed the border wall wasteful spending. "Like every nation, the United States has a right and a duty to  secure its borders and protect its people against threats...

Meanwhile, more than 60 Republican House lawmakers and four GOP senators wrote to GAO on Tuesday. "We are writing to be added as co-requesters of a March 17, 2021 letter, signed by 40 United States Senators, requesting the Government Accountability Office's legal opinion on the actions of the Biden Administration to suspend border wall construction and to order a freeze of funds provided by Congress for that purpose, which we believe violated the Impoundment Control Act,"... Trump, in a rare interview this week with Fox News, said Biden is  actively working to "destroy" the United States with his orders. ... "We want people to come in, but  they have to be able to help our country. They have to come in through  merit and they have to come in legally," the former commander-in-chief  remarked.

Federal Agency Investigating Biden's Order to Stop Border Wall Construction
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