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House Panel Approves DHS Spending Bill Along Party Lines As Granger Warns Of Shutdown

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, June 5th, 2019

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House Panel Approves DHS Spending Bill Along Party Lines As Granger Warns Of Shutdown

Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas) (Photo courtesy of Granger's office)

The House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee on Wednesday morning approved a $49.7 billion spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security in fiscal year 2020 with Democrats in favor and Republicans opposed, and the top GOP official on the full committee warned of another potential government shutdown if the bill that goes to President Trump excludes funding for construction of physical barriers on the southwest border. A draft of the bill released on Tuesday recommends cutting the entire administration request,…

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