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Budget deal allows far less money than Trump wanted for wall
Not clear whether president will support the deal
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President Donald Trump speaks during a rally in El Paso, Texas, Monday. - photo by Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Congressional negotiators reached agreement to prevent a government shutdown and finance construction of new barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border, overcoming a late-stage hang-up over immigration enforcement issues that had threatened to scuttle the talks.
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