; and Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., penned a letter to lawmakers on the bicameral, bipartisan conference committee tasked with drafting new legislation to address border-security and DHS funding. “The deal reached by the Conference Committee should not allocate any additional funding to this department or to the ICE and CBP agencies. In the meantime, not another dollar.”Any push to cut DHS funding, however, would likely run into Trump's veto pen and risk another shutdown. TRUMP VOWS TO PRESS AHEAD ON BORDER WALL 'ONE WAY OR ANOTHER'The original 35-day standoff was triggered after Trump requested $5.7 billion for border security and barrier funding, and Democrats vowed to block any spending package that included wall funding. "We've consistently said that we do not support a medieval border wall from sea to shining sea," said Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said.

Source: Fox News February 01, 2019 18:22 UTC