The early opposition to a spending deal that has not yet been finalized by House appropriators spells trouble for congressional leaders as they race against the clock to avoid a government shutdown later this week.
came out in opposition to any spending legislation that does not include core components of the party’s signature border security bill passed last summer.
Reps. Bob Good and Chip Roy leading a Dear Colleague letter urging lawmakers to vote *against* upcoming appropriations packageThe hard-liners specifically came out against proposed provisions in the appropriations bills for the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense. The lawmakers underscored their opposition to several of the Biden administration’s border security policies, claiming they would not support any spending deal that “actively” funds its “open borders policies.
Members of the hard-right House Freedom Caucus have previously threatened to oppose government funding legislation in exchange for stricter policies at the southern border. Republicans often point to the GOP-led H.R. 2, the party’s signature border policy bill, as a starting point for border negotiations, but that bill has been deemed dead on arrival in the Democrat-led Senate.
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