Senators Reach Deal On Trumps Emergency Border Request

(The Hill) The top members of the Senate Appropriations Committee have struck a deal on President Trumps request for more funding tied to the U.S.-Mexico border after weeks of stalemate two aides confirmed to The Hill. The deal worked out between Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) and Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) the top Democrat on the panel would provide Trump more than $4.5 billion for the border funding package. The agreement will be marked up in the Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday and is expected to get a vote on the Senate floor before lawmakers leave for the July 4th recess next week. The breakthrough comes after Shelby and Leahy spoke several times over the weekend including on a trip back from Paris to try to work out a deal in principle between themselves.