The Washington Times

The White House is pleading with Congress to send over the bill authorizing 700 miles of fence on the U.S.-Mexico border so the president can sign it immediately, but Republican leaders on Capitol Hill want to wait until closer to the election and to have a public signing ceremony.

"Send us the damn bill. We'd like to autograph it," said a senior administration official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to allow for more freedom to discuss politics and policy.

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