Chris0nllyn
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The down-payment on construction of a border wall that President Donald Trump had sought has been dropped as part of the latest GOP proposal for a spending bill to prevent a government shutdown at the end of this week.
The latest offer by Republicans to Democrats in 11th-hour negotiations omits the $1 billion the White House had asked for to begin construction on a wall on the Southern border, three aides on Capitol Hill told NBC News.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., was at the White House Monday night and said that Trump seemed to understand that $1 billion for a $20-plus billion project isn't worth a government shutdown at this point.
The next big item for negotiators is funding for a subsidy in the Affordable Care Act that helps low-income people afford health care. The Trump administration has indicated they want to withhold funding — a move that would further destabilize the insurance market, which Trump says would help speed the collapse of Obamacare.
Other sticking issues include money for coal miners' health care and pensions, programs set to expire if they aren't extended.
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...rder-wall-government-funding-proposal-n750851Another issue being debated is the Trump administration's request for an additional $30 billion in defense spending.