I supported President Trump in building the border wall and will fight to make sure it is finished.
Will fight to make sure the border wall is finished.
Occurrences
secure our border
Evidence
The campaign issue page says Timmons supported building the border wall and would "fight to make sure it is finished."
Timmons said Congress had "fulfilled the commitment" and that the bill "secures the Southern Border" by "fully funds the wall."
The enacted reconciliation text includes $46.5 billion for border barrier system construction, installation, or improvement, plus roads and detection technology.
CBP says more than 100 miles of new border wall and waterborne barrier are still in various stages of planning and construction.
Assessments
Timmons materially supported and publicly credited enacted federal funding for border barrier construction during his current House service, including the 2025 reconciliation bill funding the wall. But the promised outcome was that the border wall would be finished, and the evidence indicates CBP still had more than 100 miles in planning or construction as of 2025. That means the promise was not delivered, though he made a serious legislative effort toward it.
The promised outcome was that the border wall would be finished. The evidence shows substantial pro-wall effort, including support for enacted 2025 funding and Timmons publicly claiming the bill fully funded the wall, but CBP still described more than 100 miles of border wall or barrier work as in planning or construction as of 2025. Because the wall was not finished, the promise was not delivered, though the serious legislative effort warrants the effort badge.