WASHINGTON – Two senators in the bipartisan group of lawmakers crafting a border security deal confirmed Sunday that negotiations have hit a snag. “I think…
WASHINGTON – Two senators in the bipartisan group of lawmakers crafting a border security deal confirmed Sunday that negotiations have hit a snag.
“I think the talks are stalled right now,” Senate Appropriations Chairman Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) told “Fox News Sunday” host Chris Wallace.
One of his Democratic counterparts, Sen. Jon Tester of Montana, agreed.
“There are bumps in the road,” Tester said, as the two senators appeared alongside each other on Wallace’s Sunday show.
“I’m hoping we can get off the dime later today or in the morning because time’s ticking away,” Shelby said.
The current funding bill that Congress passed to end the 35-day shutdown last month expires on Feb.
