Assuming it reaches his desk.
Congressional negotiators announced an "agreement in principle" Monday night on a broad spending
bill they hope will satisfy President Donald Trump's demands for additional border barriers and
avert another government shutdown at the end of this week.
The tentative deal includes $1.375 billion for physical barriers — a type of fencing that resembles
the “steel slats” that Trump has specifically called for, according to a congressional aide briefed
on the talks. It includes a total of 55 miles, which is just 9 miles shy of Trump’s last budget request.
In exchange, Democrats agreed to drop their demand to restrict the number of people who can be detained
by Immigration and Custom Enforcement at a time. Negotiators agreed to fund a total of 40,520 detention
beds for ICE, a roughly 17 percent reduction from current levels.
What say you?
Congressional negotiators announced an "agreement in principle" Monday night on a broad spending
bill they hope will satisfy President Donald Trump's demands for additional border barriers and
avert another government shutdown at the end of this week.
The tentative deal includes $1.375 billion for physical barriers — a type of fencing that resembles
the “steel slats” that Trump has specifically called for, according to a congressional aide briefed
on the talks. It includes a total of 55 miles, which is just 9 miles shy of Trump’s last budget request.
In exchange, Democrats agreed to drop their demand to restrict the number of people who can be detained
by Immigration and Custom Enforcement at a time. Negotiators agreed to fund a total of 40,520 detention
beds for ICE, a roughly 17 percent reduction from current levels.
What say you?