White House rejects compromise in shutdown, border wall dispute with Congress
by Laura King, Los Angeles Times
Dec 16, 2018
4 minutes
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration signaled Sunday that it would not compromise to avert a partial government shutdown at the end of this week.
Senior White House policy adviser Stephen Miller said "we're going to do whatever is necessary" to secure money for the president's wall on the Mexican border.
From the Democratic side came admonitions that the White House and congressional Republicans would bear responsibility if a shutdown disrupts government agencies during the year-end holiday season. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., called on Republican leaders to stand up to Trump's "temper tantrum" demands for
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