No. 2 U.S. Senate Republican sees possible spending compromise

[December 22, 2018]    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - There may be room for compromise on a government funding bill but U.S. President Donald Trump would not back any measure that lacked money for his proposed border wall, the No. 2 Republican in the U.S. Senate said on Friday, hours ahead of a midnight deadline to fund part of the federal government.

Senator John Cornyn speaks to the media during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., May 22, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis

"The president is not in the mood for zeroing that out," Republican U.S. Senator John Cornyn told reporters, referring to funds to protect the U.S.-Mexico border.

(Reporting by Gingern Gibson; Writing by Susan Heavey; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)

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