But what is included in this bill is just as important as what is
not. In his first major budget negotiation, Donald John Trump made many
demands that were defeated. He requested $30 billion in additional
defense spending and $3 billion to fund construction of a U.S.-Mexico
border wall and is around crowing that there is money in this bill to
do something about the wall, and there is not. The President wanted policy riders to restrict sanctuary cities from
receiving Federal grants. He wanted to defund Planned Parenthood and
undermine health care. As I have already said, there were 160 riders
that were floated here in this measure but are not included.
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