House GOP's $1.6 Billion Border Wall Plan Sets Up Fight
- Republicans seek to add funds to Homeland Security bill
- Democrats have said they will oppose any funding for wall
A person walks near a section of the border wall that separates the U.S. and Mexico in Tijuana, Mexico.
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House Republicans unveiled a spending bill Tuesday that includes funding for President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall with Mexico, setting up a clash with Democrats that risks a government shutdown later this year.
The House Appropriations Committee is proposing to add $1.6 billion for the wall to the Homeland Security spending bill, raising its total to $44.3 billion, even as other domestic agencies face cuts in the coming fiscal year.