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    House Action, Trump Approval Uncertain After Senate Passes Plan To Avert Shutdown

    The measure would fund about a quarter of the government but includes no money for the border wall demanded by President Trump.
    by Kelsey Snell Dec 20, 2018 3 minutes

    Updated at 12:00 p.m. ET

    Plans for a speedy vote on a short-term spending bill crumbled ahead of a Friday night deadline as some House Republicans threatened to pull their support for any spending measure that does not include additional border security money.

    A contingent of House Republican lawmakers, including House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., planned to meet with the President at the White House mid day Thursday, as House GOP leaders struggled to convince members to support a bill to extend current spending levels through Feb. 8. Many are concerned that

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