Congress will approve 1. 1.375 billion for the border wall in 2021

G.O.P. According to sources, Congress will approve $ 1.375 billion for the southern border wall as part of the 1. 1.4 trillion Omnibus Expenditure Bill for the next fiscal year.

Congress is expected to pass the move on Monday with a 900 900 billion COVID-19 relief bill. The White House gave its signal on Sunday evening President TrumpDonald Trump Senators Deal on Fed Powers, Set Phase for Coronavirus Relief Route 200 Organizations Allegedly Killed by Russia: Cybersecurity Firm Trump Names Sidney Powell as Special Adviser to Investigate Election Fraud: More He will sign.

Trump had earlier given conflicting indications as to whether he would support the huge package that congressional leaders from both parties endorsed on Sunday. The money for the border wall, which coincides with the funds included last year for the Trump signing issue, could provide another reason for Trump to sign the bill.

Funding for the wall is a regular trend point in annual spending bills, and in December 2018 caused the country’s longest government shutdown.

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The move will continue funding for the wall after Trump leaves office.

Trump requested 2 2 billion for the wall in 2021, but Democrats did not put any funds for the project in their allocation bill to withdraw funds from previous years and block transfers from other accounts using emergency powers in law, home.

The 3 1.375 billion figure is the same as the compromise spending bill agreed by Democrats and Republicans last year.

Trump has been vocal about insisting on funding the wall in previous years, but the issue was pushed back in this year’s negotiations as Congress focused on the COVID-19 law.