Defense bills mired in Trump's wall fight as Congress considers alternatives

摘要

Congress, despite having agreed to a broad budget deal, has begun looking for stopgaps and schedule extensions for the defense spending and policy bills, which are already overdue and remain stalled amid partisan fighting over President Trump's use of military construction funds to build a southern border wall. Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Richard Shelby (R-AL) is trying to muster support to pass a non-defense minibus in the hopes of paving the way for another legislative package that would include a defense spending bill.