Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D., Ill.) suggested Wednesday he was open to using money seized from convicted Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to pay for the appropriations package recently agreed to by congressional negotiators.
CNN host Brianna Keilar asked the congressman about using the Guzman's lucre for the wall, an idea proposed in the Senate by Ted Cruz (R., Texas) in his Ensuring Lawful Collection of Hidden Assets to Provide Order (EL CHAPO) Act.
"Senator Ted Cruz has said that convicted drug kingpin El Chapo should pay for the wall. This is what he tweeted. He said let's pass the EL CHAPO Act and make El Chapo pay to secure our border. It's getting a lot of attention, but do you think that that is any sort of serious proposition?" Keilar asked.
"Very interesting. I don't know how much El Chapo has, but if he wants to, if we can use his money instead of taxpayer money to fund this particular appropriations package, why not?" Krishnamoorthi responded.
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ReplyDeleteWhy not is right!!
ReplyDeleteThe way I read this, this guy has no idea who El Chapo is.
ReplyDeleteBecause the wall is ridiculous and we were told that Mexico would pay for it hundreds of times.
ReplyDelete5:04 Do you live in a house that has walls and doors ? You can say it is to protect you and your family from bad weather, winter & summer alike. But my question is .... Do you have locks on the doors and windows, if so, why ??
Delete504 why is it ridiculous?
DeleteUnless the Dems get their mitts on it and blow it on their pet projects.
ReplyDeleteDems are talking about their later proposal that provides little for the wall. It pays for 7 government agencies thru Sep. Chapo money would not be used for Trump's wall if Dems get their hands on it.
ReplyDeleteI'm in!
ReplyDeleteWorks for me!
ReplyDeleteNo answer from 5:04, because he/she has no answer or logical explanation for the statement.
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