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Duke Says CBP Preparing Cost-Benefit Analysis For Border Security Wall

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, March 8th, 2017

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Duke Says CBP Preparing Cost-Benefit Analysis For Border Security Wall

Deputy Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is currently conducting a cost-benefit analysis related to President Donald Trump’s proposed security wall along the nation’s southwest border and that a life-cycle cost estimate for the structure is also being prepared, the president’s nominee to run the day-to-day operations of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said at her confirmation hearing on Wednesday.“That analysis is in progress to my understanding and I can commit to you senator that if confirmed I will use that…

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