Cuellar’s Big Bend border-wall ban falls in House panel
TL;DR
Rep. Henry Cuellar’s bid to block DHS funding for a border barrier in Big Bend National Park failed in the House Appropriations Committee on a 26–34 vote, with all Democrats in support and Republicans opposing, leaving ongoing wall plans in the park unresolved.
- Big Bend barrier ban dies in House Appropriations Committee The Texas Tribune
- Trump administration will bypass environmental laws for border project in Big Bend National Park AP News
- Trump Administration Waives Environmental Laws to Blast Border Barriers, Roads Through Big Bend National Park Center for Biological Diversity
- Trump administration to install metal barriers in Big Bend National Park Houston Chronicle
- Traveler's View | The Emasculation Of The National Park Service National Parks Traveler
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