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It never ends: GOP moves to fund border; Democrats blast Trump spending

Fox News·Chad Pergram·19 days ago
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NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! This story never ends. The government is still not fully funded for the rest of the fiscal year, meaning Sept. 30. Yes. The House and Senate approved a bipartisan bill funding most of the Department of Homeland Security in late April. It’s similar to what the Senate approved unilaterally in late March. But the House never took it up until just before a recent congressional recess.  Now the GOP is trying to go around Democrats and pass a three-year bill to fund ICE and Border Patrol. Democrats never secured reforms at ICE. So, they aren’t willing to help out. That’s why Republicans are using a special process called budget reconciliation to bypass Democrats. RELATED: REPUBLICANS QUESTION TRUMP BALLROOM FUNDING IN DHS BILL President Trump holds a design of a proposed presidential ballroom at the White House. (Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg) The only hitch is that it takes a while. The goal is to pass this bill by June 1.…

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