News Alert: GOP seeks to ram through Trump’s $5B wall demand

View in your browser     GOP seeks to ram through Trump’s $5B wall demand Faced with a conservative revolt and a change of heart from an unpredictable president, House GOP leaders on Thursday altered course and will try to ram through a government spending bill that includes $5.7 billion for the border wall. The new funding package would add two things to the stopgap measure that cleared the Senate by voice vote Wednesday night: $5.7 billion for President Trump’s wall on the Mexican border and $8.7 billion in emergency disaster aid for wildfires, hurricane damage and flooding. But while some Republicans voiced confidence, others remained skeptical it had the necessary support to pass. The $5.7 billion is a non-starter for Democrats that also is opposed by a number of GOP lawmakers. Read the full story here           Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for News Alerts     Forward News Alerts     You Might Like       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2016 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.