Congress passes bill to avert shutdown

Congress on Thursday passed a bill to avoid another government shutdown.

The bill includes nearly $1.4 billion for border barriers, short of the $5.7 billion President Donald Trump wanted for a wall.

“President Trump will sign the government funding bill, and as he has stated before, he will also take other executive action — including a national emergency — to ensure we stop the national security and humanitarian crisis at the border,” White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said. “The president is once again delivering on his promise to build the wall, protect the border and secure our great country.”

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