Mitch McConnell sets stage for border wall funding battle in lame duck session

Published October 10, 2018 1:36pm ET



Republicans are going to fight for President Trump’s Mexican border wall after the election, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday.

“We are committed to helping the president get wall funding,” McConnell, R-Ky., said at an Associated Press event. He added that GOP lawmakers will try to get an amount “he’s looking for.”

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