Source: Brian Murphy, CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, 7/11/17


Rep. Mark Meadows of North Carolina, chairman of an influential bloc of conservatives in the U.S. House, said there are enough votes to stop any budget bill that does not include funding for President Donald Trump’s promised wall along the southern border.
Congress is expected to begin budget talks later this summer. Without an agreement, the government could shut down on Oct. 1.

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