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Congressional Appropriators Agree To Curtail Wall Funding; Back 12th NSC

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, December 16th, 2019

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Congressional Appropriators Agree To Curtail Wall Funding; Back 12th NSC

Coast Guard National Security Cutter James (WMSL 754). Photo: Coast Guard

A compromise set of appropriations packages agreed to by House and Senate appropriators on Monday includes nearly $1.4 billion for additional border security infrastructure, a large cut from the $5 billion sought by the Trump administration in fiscal year 2020. The amount for the border wall is similar to that agreed by Democrats and Republicans in the FY ’19 Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill that President Donald Trump signed into law earlier this year as part of larger spending…

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