Word for Word: Democrats Reject New GOP Offer to Avoid Government Shutdown, Talks Continue (C-SPAN)

Congressional Republicans today asked Democrats to accept a spending deal that would not honor the president's request of $5 billion for a border wall, but rather would give the Homeland Security Department $1.6 billion in funding and reprogram $1 billion in unspent federal dollars for border security measures – none of which could be spent on a physical wall. Democrats rejected the offer, calling it a "slush fund" that would allow the president to "implement his very wrong immigration policies." The two sides continued to negotiate to avoid a government shutdown by Friday. Full video here: https://cs.pn/2GsjWdx