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- The House Appropriations Committee voted 26-34 to reject Rep. Henry Cuellar’s amendment banning DHS-funded wall construction in Big Bend National Park, State Park and Laredo sites.
- All Democrats voted for the amendment and all Republicans voted against it.
- Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has waived laws, awarded a contract and plans 30-foot wall segments this summer, though commissioner Rodney Scott says it will use cameras, sensors and low-profile barriers instead.
