Article snippet: Speaker MORE (D-Calif.) said Thursday that while Democrats are adamantly opposed to extending the wall on the U.S.-Mexico border, they're open to new fencing and other barriers as part of ongoing talks to prevent another government shutdown. “There's not going to be any wall money in the legislation,” Pelosi said during her weekly press briefing in the Capitol. “However, if they have some suggestions about certain localities where technology, some infrastructure [is appropriate] ... that’s part of the negotiation.” Pelosi pointed to proposals floated this week by Rep. Henry Cuellar (D), who represents a Texas border district, to build low-lying vehicle barriers and levee walls along the Rio Grande River as a compromise to break the budget impasse. Pelosi suggested Democrats would accept the construction of such structures, if they represent the most efficient and effective way to secure the southern border. “Many places on the border there are cliffs, there's a river, and there are 600 miles of something. Three hundred [miles] of them are Normandy fences,” she said, making a cross with her arms to demonstrate what such fencing looks like. “Three hundred miles of this so that cars cannot go by. “If the president wants to call that a wall, he can call it a wall.” Trump insisted later Thursday that he would not accept a deal without money for his long-desired border wall, telling reporters in the Oval Office, "If they're not going to give money for the wall ... i... Link to the full article to read more