Democratic Conferees on Homeland Security and Border Security Funding
Democratic participants in the House-Senate Conference Committee on Homeland Security spoke to the press after the committee’s first meeting… read more
Democratic participants in the House-Senate Conference Committee on Homeland Security spoke to the press after the committee’s first meeting. House Appropriations Committee Chair Nita Lowey (D-NY) said she was “cautiously optimistic” about the conference committee’s potential to produce legislation that would include seven smaller spending bills, including one for the Homeland Security Department. The Democrats said they were willing to devote money toward border security efforts, but not the U.S.-Mexico border wall President Trump has said he wants to build. close
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