Pelosi: situation at US-Mexican border 'shameful'
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Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · News & Politics
(18 Dec 2018) Senate leaders are negotiating to avert a federal shutdown over President Donald Trump's demand for $5 billion for the border wall with Mexico. In talks Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell proposed $1.6 billion for border security, as outlined in a bipartisan Senate bill, plus an additional $1 billion that Trump could use on the border, according to a senior Democratic aide unauthorized to speak publicly about the private meeting. Democrats are likely to reject that, the aide said, and characterized the additional money as a "slush fund." Democratic leaders Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi have proposed $1.3 billion. That money would not be for a wall, but for border fencing. Speaking to reporters at the Capitol Tueday, Pelosi said, "what's happening at the border is shameful. This goes against everything we stand for as a country." Earlier Tuesday, the White House indicated Trump may be willing to accept the Senate bill, if other money was also available. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/5722346200a5ac9438cf15f663efba5b
