国际英语资讯:Trump sticks to 5-bln-USD border wall funding ahead of meeting with congressional Democrats
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 2-- <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="initial">initial</span> <span word="request">request</span> <span word="for">for</span> 5 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="funding">funding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="border">border</span>, <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="congressional">congressional</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="bitter">bitter</span> <span word="divide">divide</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="dragged">dragged</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="partial">partial</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="shutdown">shutdown</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> 12<span word="th">th</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p><p><span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reporter">reporter</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="containing">containing</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="funding">funding</span> <span word="below">below</span> 5 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Could">Could</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="less">less</span>? <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="insignificant">insignificant</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="as">as</span> 275 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> 5 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>, <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> 5.7 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="funding">funding</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span>-<span word="led">led</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 20. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="resulting">resulting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="partial">partial</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="closure">closure</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="incoming">incoming</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="Acting">Acting</span> <span word="Chief">Chief</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Staff">Staff</span> <span word="Mick">Mick</span> <span word="Mulvaney">Mulvaney</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 22, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shutdown">shutdown</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="effect">effect</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sum">sum</span> <span word="below">below</span> 5 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="erecting">erecting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wall">wall</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span>.</p><p><span word="Mulvaney">Mulvaney</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Vice">Vice</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Mike">Mike</span> <span word="Pence">Pence</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="Minority">Minority</span> <span word="Leader">Leader</span> <span word="Chuck">Chuck</span> <span word="Schumer">Schumer</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> 2.5 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="combination">combination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="priority">priority</span> <span word="funding">funding</span>. <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="reportedly">reportedly</span> <span word="opposed">opposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="compromise">compromise</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="administration">administration</span>, <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="repeatedly">repeatedly</span> <span word="pushing">pushing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="demand">demand</span>.</p>
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