The two sides appeared close to a deal over the weekend that would provide between $1.3 billion and $2 billion for fencing or other physical barriers along the southern border. Shelby would not disclose what final number negotiators settled on for barrier funding.

We've had a good evening and we reached an agreement in principle between us on Homeland Security and the other six bills," said Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Richard Shelby, R-Ala. "Our staffs are going to be working feverishly to put all the particulars together."


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