Temporary shutdown of U.S. government as stalemate continues over funding for President Trump's border wall
  • 5 years ago
Let's go over to the U.S.,... where a temporary shutdown of the government is almost certain, as Congress struggles to break a stalemate over money for President Donald Trump's proposed border wall.
The chamber could not find an agreement on Friday,... and are due back at noon Saturday.
The House of Representatives on Thursday approved President Trump's spending bill through early next year,... which includes 5-point-7 billion U.S. dollars for the U.S.-Mexico border wall.
The bill was then passed over to the Senate,... but with 49 Democrats against funding the wall, the bill is at a standstill.
Now, parts of the federal government, including 9 departments and dozens of agencies, will shutdown from Saturday.
President Trump threatened "a very long shutdown" of the government if the bill isn't passed, and claimed that is up to the Democrats.
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