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Shutdown shoves aside budget, lands and tax bills
The impasse over the partial government shutdown is slowing what was expected to be an early push to clear the decks of a handful of legislative items left over from last year.
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Geof Koss and Kellie Lunney, E&E News reporters
The impasse over the partial government shutdown is slowing what was expected to be an early push to clear the decks of a handful of legislative items left over from last year.
President Trump today announced he would declare a national emergency to free up billions of dollars for building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, but acknowledged he expects a lengthy court fight.
By George Cahlink and Geof Koss in Greenwire
A public lands bill headed for approval would add 1.3 million acres of new wilderness, 620 miles of new wild and scenic rivers, and 2,600 miles of new national trails.
By Rob Hotakainen in Greenwire
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President Trump today announced he would declare a national emergency to free up billions of dollars for building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, but acknowledged he expects a lengthy court fight.
By George Cahlink and Geof Koss in Greenwire
A public lands bill headed for approval would add 1.3 million acres of new wilderness, 620 miles of new wild and scenic rivers, and 2,600 miles of new national trails.
By Rob Hotakainen in Greenwire