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White House digs in on border wall demand, risking shutdown

By HOPE YEN Trump said last week he
WASHINGTON (AP) — The would be "proud" to have a
White House on Sunday shutdown to get Congress
pushed the federal govern- to approve a $5 billion
ment closer to the brink of down payment to fulfill his
a partial shutdown later this campaign promise to build
week, digging in on its de- a wall on the U.S.-Mexico
mand for $5 billion to build border. But the president
a border wall as congres- doesn't have the votes
sional Democrats stood from the Republican-con-
firm against it. trolled Congress to support
"We will do whatever is nec- funding for the wall at that
essary to build the border level.
wall to stop this ongoing Democratic congres-
crisis of immigration," said sional leaders, Sen. Chuck
White House senior adviser Schumer and Rep. Nancy
Stephen Miller. Pelosi, have proposed no
Asked if that meant having more than $1.6 billion, as
a government shutdown, outlined in a bipartisan In this Dec. 11, 2018, file photo, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to report-
he said: "If it comes to it, Senate bill. ers on Capitol Hill in Washington.
absolutely." Continued on Page 3 Associated Press