U.S. House Appropriations chair: Obama border security request too high

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U.S. House Appropriations chair: Obama border security request too high

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-house-appropriations-chair-obama-border-security-request-151121466.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/NWbQqxTdvRHk8H9eSqs4ng--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-07-11T151121Z_1_LYNXMPEA6A0MM_RTROPTP_2_USA-IMMIGRATION-OBAMA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Obama speaks after his meeting with Perry in Dallas" align="left" title="Obama speaks after his meeting with Perry in Dallas" border="0" /></a>By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration's $3.7 billion request for emergency funds to bolster U.S. border security and deal with a massive influx of migrant children from Central America is too high and will be reduced, an influential Republican lawmaker said on Friday. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee Chairman Harold Rogers said the amount was &quot;too much money&quot; and a large portion of the funds needed to deal with the problems could be handled through the normal spending bills for the 2015 fiscal year starting on Oct. 1. The $3.7 billion in emergency funds would help pay for temporary detention centers, increased border security and additional immigration court judges to process asylum cases more quickly. Obama administration officials warned lawmakers on Thursday that border security agencies would run out of money this summer if the request was not approved.</p><br clear="all"/>

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