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

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…

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