U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) introduced legislation Thursday that requires unobligated COVID-19 funds to be used to finish building the wall along the southern border. Senator Barrasso spoke about this bill today on the Senate floor.

“Before the Biden administration’s disastrous border policies, we were well on our way to a secure and safe southern border. Now, every state is a border state and dangerous criminals and cartels are entering our communities,” said Senator Barrasso. “This bill will allow us to use money we already have to finish the wall and protect our national security. Border walls work. Securing the border is a top priority for Senate Republicans and President Trump.”

The Build the Wall Act would establish the “Southern Border Wall Construction Fund” and require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to use any unobligated Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) to construct and maintain physical barriers along the southern border of the United States.

Co-sponsors of this legislation include U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), James Lankford (R-Okla.), and Roger Marshall (R-Kans.).

Full text of the legislation can be found here.