WASHINGTON, Jan 4: The US House of Representatives, currently dominated by the Democratic Party, adopted two bills, seeking to end the partial government shutdown, which do not allocate money for the construction of a border wall, the project long pursued by US President Donald Trump. The bills seek to end the ongoing partial government shutdown by funding the US Department of Homeland Security until February 8 and several other agencies through September. The first bill was endorsed by 239 congressmen, while 192 lawmakers voted against it. The second legislation had been backed by 241 members of the House of Representatives, while 190 people were against it. The funding for the wall on the US-Mexican border, which requires around $5 billion, has been a cornerstone in relations between Trump and congressmen and has been preventing lawmakers from reaching an agreement on government funding. On Thursday, the White House Budget Office said the Trump administration would veto the spending bills, introduced by the House Democrats because they lacked border security funding. (AGENCIES)
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