Border-Security Tentative Deal Reached in Bid to Avoid Shutdown – Bloomberg
Congressional negotiators reached a tentative deal on border security that would give President Donald Trump far less money than he d demanded for new barriers and would avert another government shutdown.
Senate Appropriations Chairman Richard Shelby said lawmakers agreed on all seven spending bills needed to keep government agencies open, including the Department of Homeland Security that oversees border protection.
The plan includes $1.375 billion for 55 new miles of border fencing in Texas s Rio Grande Valley area, according to congressional aides who spoke on condition of anonymity. The amount is less than the $5.7 billion sought by Trump.
It looks like the Dems want to provoke PDT’s declaration of a national emergency. I don’t see how the courts will permit it, however.