Trump to seek another $8.6 billion for border wall.
US President Donald Trump is seeking $8.6 billion in fresh funding for a wall on the US-Mexico border, likely triggering another fight with Congress.
Democratic congressional leaders Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer decried the move, warning Trump that another legislative defeat would await him. The White House Office of Management and Budget said the president's budget request seeks $2.7 trillion in cuts --"higher than any other administration in history."
"Congress refused to fund his wall and he was forced to admit defeat and reopen the government. The same thing will repeat itself if he tries this again. We hope he learned his lesson," they said. He declared the emergency after Congress approved only $1.375 billion for construction of 55 miles of barriers along the border in Texas.
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