House won't vote on government funding, wall until next week
By Scott Wong and Niv Elis - 12/13/18 10:32 AM EST
House Republicans are putting off a vote on a bill that would fund the government and provide $5 billion in funding for President Trump’s border wall.
A vote schedule released by the House GOP does not include a vote on a measure to fund the government or the wall. The House is expected to leave town Thursday and is not expected to resume business until Wednesday — two days before a deadline for funding the government.
The border wall funding is at the center of a fight that could shut down parts of the government if Congress doesn't approve a measure to keep it open by Dec. 21.
Trump wants the bill to include $5 billion in funding for his wall on the Mexican border, but Democrats have rejected that amount.
It's not clear the bill can win a majority of the House with Democrats rejecting it, and it would be dead on arrival in the Senate.
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https://thehill.com/homenews/house/421196-house-wont-vote-on-government-funding-wall-until-next-week
