Congress’ border wall funding emergency – Roll Call

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Congress’ border wall funding emergency

CQ Budget Podcast, Episode 97

Barriers at the southern border. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images file photo)

By Jennifer Shutt and Kellie Mejdrich

Posted February 4, 2019 at 1:12pm

RollCall

Congressional negotiators are working to reach bipartisan agreement on a Homeland Security spending bill that can fend off another shutdown and thwart President Donald Trump’s threat of declaring a national emergency, CQ appropriations reporter Kellie Mejdrich tells co-host Jennifer Shutt.

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