Congresswoman Debbie Lesko (AZ-08) released the following statement today after helping to secure $5.7 billion for the border wall in the year-end funding bill.

“Border security is important to Arizona and to our nation. This morning, a group of House Republicans, including myself, told leadership we could not support a year-end funding bill that did not include the border security funding that we promised the American people. After a day filled with negotiations, I look forward to voting in support of the year-end funding bill that provides $5.7 billion for border security.”

Background: Earlier this week, Congresswoman Lesko wrote an opinion piece for USA Today on why the border wall will work, which can be found here: Rep. Debbie Lesko: We need the wall, and the wall will work. She also wrote an opinion editorial for the Western Journal outlining why we need funding for the border wall by the end of this year. Read it here: Arizona Rep Debbie Lesko: Time’s Up on the Border Wall.