The U.S. house of representatives agreed to allocate a $ 5.7 billion in a wall on the border with Mexico

KIEV. 21 Dec. UNN. The house of representatives of the U.S. Congress adopted on Thursday a draft resolution on the regular temporary continuation of the Federal government to 8 February 2019, including costs in the amount of 5.7 billion dollars for the construction of a wall on the border with Mexico. It is reported by UNN with reference to the broadcast of the vote, which was carried on the website of the lower house of the legislature.

Now the bill must go to the Senate of the U.S. Congress, which previously passed a similar bill, but without the inclusion of the cost of the wall. If nominated by the House of representatives version of the initiative will take place in the Senate, it will be sent for signature to the President of the United States Donald trump. However, as stated earlier, the leader of the Democrats in the US Senate Chuck Schumer, the Democrats have enough votes to block in the Senate any resolution that includes funding for the wall.

At the moment, U.S. lawmakers have not passed a budget for the 2019 fiscal year, which began in the U.S. on October 1.

As reported UNN, the President of the United States Donald trump endorsed on Tuesday, two immigration bills that were introduced earlier in the House of representatives of the us Congress.