BUDGET TALKS INCH FORWARD, report POLITICO’s Sarah Ferris, Heather Caygle and Seung Min Kim: “Congressional leaders emerged from closed-door talks with Trump administration officials Wednesday claiming progress toward a budget deal but without any breakthroughs to announce — with less than three weeks to go before another government funding deadline…
“Following the confab, Republicans from the House, Senate and White House issued a joint statement that highlighted their support for higher defense spending and criticized any effort by Democrats to insist on including protections for young undocumented immigrants in a budget deal.
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https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-defense/2018/01/04/budget-talks-inch-forward-065296
