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GOP is happy to spend billions on Trump’s wall. Here’s what they wouldn’t pay for.

• Trump is seeking billions of federal dollars to pay for his border wall between the United States and Mexico — an $8 to $14-billion price tag.
• Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday he’s happy to foot the bill, even without a clear revenue source.
• Yet for the past eight years, Republicans railed against bills that had hefty price tags and no clear source of funding
• Including:
• Health care for 9/11 first responders
• Hurricane Sandy aid
• The Flint water crisis
• Zika virus funding
• Only 37% of Americans support the border wall. Read more