Top Senate Democrats Say Preventing Shutdown Now Rides on Trump
- Republican Senator Susan Collins said a government shutdown must be prevented in the dispute over funding Donald Trump’s proposed wall on the U.S. border with Mexico, even as top Senate Democrats said that’s now up to the president. Collins said she thinks it’s still possible to find a compromise agreement before funding for some federal agencies runs out after Dec. 21, including a deal proposed earlier this year to approve $25 billion for border security over a decade. “There’s absolutely no excuse to shut down government on this issue ...
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