The House voted to block the redirection of federal funds toward a border wall. The bill now heads to the Senate, where GOP support has grown.
The measure, if it passes the House as expected, then heads to the GOP-controlled Senate, where it faces an uncertain fate. Photo: erik s. lesser/epa/Shutterstock 559 Comments By Joshua Jamerson and Joshua Jamerson The Wall Street Journal BiographyJoshua Jamerson @joshjame [email protected] Kristina Peterson Kristina Peterson The Wall Street Journal BiographyKristina Peterson @kristinapet [email protected] Updated Feb. 26, 2019 6:45 p.m.
Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Thom Tillis of North Carolina have committed to support the House bill. If just one more Republican adds support along with all 47 Senate Democrats, the resolution would pass the Senate by a simple majority. Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Richard Shelby sought to dismiss concerns that the military would lose out on funding because of Mr.
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