| | | | | View in your browser | | |  | | | | | | GOP risks spending confrontation with Trump | GOP leaders seeking a way out of their September logjam are talking about tying a disaster aid bill for Hurricane Harvey to a larger measure funding the government and raising the nation’s borrowing limit.
Including the disaster aid would almost certainly win some Republican votes for the package, which will otherwise be unpopular with GOP lawmakers who oppose a “clean” debt-ceiling hike and would like to impose restrictions on government spending.
But the move risks a confrontation with President Trump, who is demanding that the end-of-month bill include $1.6 billion in funding for his border wall. | | Read the full story here | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Did a friend forward you this email? | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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