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Temporary shutdown of U.S. government as stalemate continues over funding for President Trump's border wall

2018-12-22 2 Dailymotion

Let's go over to the U.S.,... where a temporary shutdown of the government is almost certain, as Congress struggles to break a stalemate over money for President Donald Trump's proposed border wall.<br />The chamber could not find an agreement on Friday,... and are due back at noon Saturday.<br />The House of Representatives on Thursday approved President Trump's spending bill through early next year,... which includes 5-point-7 billion U.S. dollars for the U.S.-Mexico border wall. <br />The bill was then passed over to the Senate,... but with 49 Democrats against funding the wall, the bill is at a standstill.<br />Now, parts of the federal government, including 9 departments and dozens of agencies, will shutdown from Saturday.<br />President Trump threatened "a very long shutdown" of the government if the bill isn't passed, and claimed that is up to the Democrats. <br />

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