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12/20/18 10:52 PM

#296193 RE: arizona1 #296185

Thanks - House passes spending bill with border wall money — setting up shutdown stalemate with Senate

"Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
And just like that, GOP discovers $5.7 billion for a wall.
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* The House passes a temporary spending bill with more than $5 billion for President Donald Trump's border wall.

* The legislation is unlikely to get approval in the Senate, potentially increasing the chances of a partial government shutdown.

* Funding for seven agencies will lapse if lawmakers cannot pass funding bills by a midnight Friday deadline.

Jacob Pramuk | @jacobpramuk
Published 4 Hours Ago Updated 2 Hours Ago CNBC.com

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/20/house-votes-on-spending-bill-border-wall-ahead-of-government-shutdown.html

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