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Swordsmyth
05-21-2018, 02:12 PM
Rep. Diane Black (http://thehill.com/people/diane-black) (R- Tenn.) has introduced legislation that would create a “border wall trust fund,” allowing people to donate money towards President Trump (http://thehill.com/people/donald-trump)’s border wall.
Appearing on Fox News on Monday afternoon, Black said the Border Wall Trust Fund Act (https://black.house.gov/sites/black.house.gov/files/documents/Border%20Wall%20Trust%20Fund%20Act.pdf) would “allow the Secretary of the Treasury to accept public donations to fund the construction of a barrier on the border between the United States and Mexico, and for other purposes.”
She said the bill would allow those “who really want to see a secure border” to donate to a trust to raise money for the security measure.
“What happened to Mexico paying for it?” Fox's Harris Faulkner asked.
“I would like for Mexico to pay for that, and I’m not close enough to the administration to see what kind of pressure they’re putting on them,” said Black, who is running for governor in Tennessee.

More at: http://thehill.com/homenews/news/388661-people-can-donate-to-trumps-border-wall-trust-fund-under-tennessee-lawmakers