Senate GOP to Back Trump on Border Wall, Risking Shutdown Fight
- Democrats object to president’s wall on the U.S.-Mexico border
- Committee vote on spending bill delayed because senator is ill
A border fence that separates the U.S. and Mexico stands in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, U.S.
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Senate Republicans have drafted a Homeland Security spending bill that includes the full $1.6 billion President Donald Trump wants for a wall at the Mexican border, increasing the chances of a shutdown fight before current government funding runs out Dec. 8.
Bill author Senator John Boozman of Arkansas told reporters Tuesday the border wall funds would be resolved in a giant trillion-dollar spending bill in December, along with the issue of whether to continue work permits for immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children, known as Dreamers.