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Buchanan Pushing Ted Cruz Bill to Use El Chapo's Billions to Build the Wall

June 25, 2019 - 8:30am
"El Chapo," Ted Cruz and Vern Buchanan
"El Chapo," Ted Cruz and Vern Buchanan

With Mexican drug lord Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán Loera scheduled to be sentenced on Tuesday, a Florida congressman is doubling down on his call to take billions of his assets -- seized by the federal government -- and use them to build a wall on the southern border.  

Back in February, U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., one of the co-chairmen of the Florida delegation, said he was sponsoring a proposal from U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., to “allow billions of dollars’ worth of assets" seized from Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’ to help secure America's border with Mexico.” Buchanan, who sits on the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee, backed  “Ensuring Lawful Collection of Hidden Assets to Provide Order (EL CHAPO) Act” which “would set aside money forfeited to the U.S. government from 'El Chapo' and other convicted drug lords to be used for increased security along the U.S.-Mexico border.”

“Guzman’s drug empire amassed an estimated $14 billion from narcotic sales responsible for destroying the lives of millions of Americans,” Buchanan said when he threw his support behind the proposal. “As President Trump looks to secure the southern border, Congress should pass this commonsense measure to use seized drug money to staunch the flow of drugs and violence into our communities.”

Buchanan doubled down on that position on Monday. 

“Tomorrow, El Chapo faces life in prison for his crimes,” Buchanan said. “Guzman’s drug empire amassed an estimated $14 billion from narcotic sales responsible for destroying the lives of countless Americans. As President Trump looks to secure the southern border, Congress should pass this commonsense measure to use seized drug money to stanch the flow of drugs and violence into our communities.”

Back in February, Guzmán was found guilty of ten federal criminal charges ranging from weapons violations to drug trafficking. He will be sentenced on Tuesday with the fate of his $14 billion still undecided. 

Buchanan isn’t the only congressman from the Sunshine State backing the bill. Florida Republican U.S. Reps. Matt Gaetz, Bill Posey, Dan Webster and Ted Yoho are also sponsoring the proposal, which is before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee. Cruz has picked up four cosponsors.

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The governments created the man El Chapo is today by allowing him to become a drug lord, placing him in political or government affairs and giving him that strength he needs to control or to have power. Did I say power with drugs and guns? Yes. A drug dealer involved with political or government affairs. Wow

The government is just as much to blame, corruptions. Accepting his money, bribery. And the US. "He can sell just dont sell in the US" Sooo what does a dealer do? He sell drugs. And he sells anywhere were they're buying and by the TONS. The government is to blame as well.

Let El Chapo keep his money. Its not like the government didnt play its part by ALLOWING him to become a drug lord. An addiction is personal, its between that person and their choice of drug. And it up to THAT person to be clean or remain an addict. A dealer is just a dealer nothing changes him.

let that man keep his money!!!!! nobody told the addicts to get high ! nobody assisted them with getting hooked on drugs BUT THEM! EL CHAPO im with you! if they didnt get it from him they will get it from another drug dealer. people just mad he got smart and got RICH! oh well get over it!

As long as I don't have to pay for the numbskulls peabrained wall, I don't care where they get the money from.

Hold on boys and girls dont anybody get too excited here. In case you are stupid and do not know Ted Cruz is a ... wait for it ... a Never Trumper. That's right boys and girls Never Trumper. What does this mean here? It means there are 1001 logical legitimate sounding reasons for Ted Cruz to promote this "grab" of El Chapo's money and if successful there will be 1002 reasons Ted Cruz will never ever do anything with that money that makes Trump look good...such as building a wall with the money. Never. So has everyone forgotten Trump's nick-name for Ted Cruz already? Let's see now what was it that Trump called him....hmmmmm....oh yeah "LYING TED"!!! Other than that we must give Lying Ted, Mo Brooks, and now "tag-along" Vern Buchanan props for trying to stay relevant and trying to steal a little of Trump's spotlight and popularity with the American people. Ted, Mo, and Vern sit down and shut up. President Trump will decide when and how to use El Chappo's $$$$$$.

Mr Colt, you do understand that whenever Trump calls someone Lyin, or Crooked he's projecting, don't you?

Screw the wall! Use the money to assist the addicts his drugs created in kicking the habit! Expand effective addiction rehab resources and programs!

OK what have you done with the real "VoteDem2020? You can not be him because thats the first logical thing VoteDem2020 ever said. OK buddy just march yourself down to the basement and untie the real VoteDem2020!!!

"Everyone is entitled to go to hell in the fashion of his own choosing !" ( BUT, that doesn't mean that WE have to pay for it !!!!!!!)

Sadly, Nancy Pelosi already had her eye on that money to provide free transsexual surgeries.

NAH,...She just wants to "keep her seat" for any new developments in "facial surgery", or "support bra engineering"... (It's all about her...)

FINALLY, legislative efforts I can get behind; hopefully the ENTIRE 14 billion $$$ can be utilized to FINALLY "QUENCH" liberal socialist, Democrats' obstructionism over our Southern border, and "playing political games" with America's safety & security...

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