Omnibus to include $641M in funding for non-concrete border barrier [View all]
Source: The Hill
BY NIV ELIS - 03/21/18 08:58 AM EDT
Congressional leaders are poised to meet in a snowy Washington on Wednesday to finalize a deal on a $1.3 trillion spending package that could include money for border barriers, but not President Trump's wall.
The White House has demanded $1.6 billion in funding for the president's signature issue, one of several fights that has held up talks days before a possible government shutdown.
It appears the legislation will fall well short of Trump's demands, but could include $641 million for 33 miles of new border fencing. It would also include $1.296 billion in funding new border technology. The funding would only be used for levees and fences, not a concrete wall, according to the source familiar with the discussions.
Trump hoped to win $25 billion in money that could be put in a trust for the wall.
Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/house/379468-omnibus-to-include-641m-in-funding-for-non-concrete-border-barrier
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