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6 GOP Senators Sided With Democrats on Border Wall Funding

6 GOP Senators Sided With Democrats on Border Wall Funding
US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (C) departs the Senate Chamber after votes to reopen the government failed to pass on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on Jan. 24, 2019. JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images
Bowen Xiao
Bowen Xiao
Reporter
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Six GOP senators broke from their party and voted with the Democrats on Jan. 24 for a spending bill that does not contain any additional funding for the U.S.-Mexico border wall.

In the Senate, both a Republican-backed proposal and a Democrat-sponsored measure failed to reach the 60 votes needed.

Bowen Xiao
Bowen Xiao
Reporter
Bowen Xiao was a New York-based reporter at The Epoch Times. He covers national security, human trafficking and U.S. politics.
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