Biden criticized for waiving 26 laws in Texas to allow border wall construction
by Martin Pengelly and agencies from World news | The Guardian on (#6FASP)
Administration's first use of executive power often used by Trump alarms environmental advocates and fellow Democrats
Joe Biden faced intense criticism from environmental advocates, political opponents and his fellow Democrats after the president's administration waived 26 federal laws to allow border wall construction in south Texas, its first use of a sweeping executive power that was often employed under Donald Trump.
A border wall is a 14th-century solution to a 21st-century problem," the Democratic Texas congressman Henry Cuellar said. It will not bolster border security in Starr county.
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