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Senate Democrats: Cost for US-Mexico border wall could 'soar' to $70 billion
Source: ABC News
Senate Democrats: Cost for US-Mexico border wall could 'soar' to $70 billion
By GENEVA SANDS - Apr 18, 2017, 9:21 PM ET
Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security Committee estimated that the total cost of the construction of the border wall could "soar" to nearly $70 billion, according to a report prepared by minority side of the committee, which is led by Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Missouri.
However, the report also says that "no reliable estimate of the cost of construction for the full border wall currently exists."
The findings were based on the per-mile cost was extrapolated from information provided by Department of Homeland Security to the Senate and then multiplied by the length of the potential border wall -- 1,827 miles.
The Democrats also looked at calculating the total wall costs based on cost estimates for wall prototypes proposals -- ranging from $200,000 to $500,000 for a 30-foot-long wall.
Based on those estimates, it would cost at least $64 billion to construct the wall, according to their report.
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By GENEVA SANDS - Apr 18, 2017, 9:21 PM ET
Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security Committee estimated that the total cost of the construction of the border wall could "soar" to nearly $70 billion, according to a report prepared by minority side of the committee, which is led by Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Missouri.
However, the report also says that "no reliable estimate of the cost of construction for the full border wall currently exists."
The findings were based on the per-mile cost was extrapolated from information provided by Department of Homeland Security to the Senate and then multiplied by the length of the potential border wall -- 1,827 miles.
The Democrats also looked at calculating the total wall costs based on cost estimates for wall prototypes proposals -- ranging from $200,000 to $500,000 for a 30-foot-long wall.
Based on those estimates, it would cost at least $64 billion to construct the wall, according to their report.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/senate-democrats-cost-us-mexico-border-wall-soar/story?id=46875887
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