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Instead of a Wall, Congress Puts Border Money Where It Counts

Published: Feb. 15, 2019, 4:31 p.m.

After weeks\u2014years, really, but lately more urgent\u2014of debate over the Trump administration's proposed wall at the US-Mexico border, Congress will vote on a spending bill Thursday that includes $1.375 billion for 55 miles of border fence construction. President Donald Trump has long sought $5.7 billion for a more comprehensive concrete or steel structure spanning the 2,000 mile border, but has not managed to garner much political support. Rightly.