White House calls on U.S. House to pass Senate's border aid bill

The White House on Thursday called on the Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives pass the Republican-controlled Senate's version of a bill to provide funding to address the U.S. border migrant crisis.

The House and the Senate are seeking to resolve differences on the spending measure. The White House, in a statement, blamed Democrats for delaying aid to tackle the growing humanitarian crisis a the U.S. border with Mexico.