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Sen. Kennedy thinks government shutdown may happen amid border wall budget issue

Posted at 9:20 PM, Dec 13, 2018
and last updated 2018-12-14 02:28:13-05

The country is only eight days away from a possible government shutdown if President Trump and Senate Republicans can’t come to an agreement on a budget for the border wall that would separate the United States and Mexico.

Louisiana Senator John Kennedy says the shutdown is a real possibility.

“Look, I don’t want a shutdown. But, I’ve been asked repeatedly do I think we’re going to have one, and I think there is a real possibility we will. President Trump doesn’t look to me like he’s bluffing. He wants the money for his border wall. Border walls work.”