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Budget

Senate Appropriators Advance Contentious DHS Bill That Shelby Says Democrats And Trump Must Resolve

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, September 26th, 2019

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Senate Appropriators Advance Contentious DHS Bill That Shelby Says Democrats And Trump Must Resolve

Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) (Photo courtesy of Shelby's office)

The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday approved its version of a spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security with controversial provisions for spending on a border wall and an increase in immigration detention beds that are rejected by almost every Democrat in Congress, prompting Committee Chairman Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) to warn of a potential full-year continuing resolution unless Democrats and President Trump can resolve their differences over border security. Highlighting that there is still work to be done by…

Congress

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Space

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