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Border wall demand softened, budget strife may persist

John Yang and Lisa Desjardins join Judy Woodruff to discuss a possible government shutdown

04/25/2017

PBS News Hour

Border wall demand softened, budget strife may persist

Clip: 4/25/2017 | 6m 47s

John Yang and Lisa Desjardins join Judy Woodruff to discuss a possible government shutdown

Numerous reports suggested overnight that President Trump is open to delaying a border wall down payment, leading Democrats on Capitol Hill to declare a kind of victory and see hope for avoiding a government shutdown. But even if the border wall issue drops away, other obstacles could still derail the spending bill. John Yang and Lisa Desjardins join Judy Woodruff to discuss those barriers.

04/25/2017

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