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Senate Appropriators Back Administration on Border Security Funding

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, June 25th, 2018

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Senate Appropriators Back Administration on Border Security Funding

The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved its version of a fiscal year 2019 spending bill that prioritizes building physical barriers along the southern border more so than additional technology deployments.The committee’s markup last week of the Department of Homeland Security’s spending bill includes $1.6 billion for physical barriers and related infrastructure, the same as requested, although instead of the solid structures wanted by President Trump, the funds will go for fencing. In this case, the recommendation covers 65 miles of…

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