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March 30, 2017

Zinke says building border wall poses a lot of complex problems

  • Bids were originally due Wednesday, but the deadline was extended to April 4 amid questions from possible bidders.
    • By MATTHEW DALY and ALICIA A. CALDWELL
    Associated Press

    WASHINGTON — Geographic and physical challenges — including the Rio Grande and threatened wildlife — will make it difficult to build the “big, beautiful wall” that President Donald Trump has promised on the U.S.-Mexico border, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said Wednesday.

    Building a wall “is complex in some areas,” including Big Bend National Park and along the river, which twists through nearly half of the 2,000-mile border, Zinke said.


     
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