To Fund Trump Border Wall, Ally in Congress Floats Selling Bonds

Trump Tells Schumer, Pelosi He'll Shutdown the Government Over Border Security
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A U.S. lawmaker is proposing a World War II style solution to the stalemate over President Donald Trump’s demand for a border wall that’s threatening a partial government shutdown.

Republican Representative Steven Palazzo of Mississippi is introducing legislation to direct the Treasury Department to issue government savings bonds to pay for a physical barrier between the U.S. and Mexico, one of Trump’s signature issues.