Freedom Caucus Urges House GOP to ‘Force’ Border Security Measures in Govt Spending Bill

Lawmakers highlight their concerns over illegal immigration and drug trafficking through southern border.
Freedom Caucus Urges House GOP to ‘Force’ Border Security Measures in Govt Spending Bill
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) speaks during a campaign event with Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Jan. 14, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
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A group of House Republicans urged their colleagues on Monday to reject a government spending deal that doesn’t address the “open border” and “radical progressive” policies led by Democrats and President Joe Biden.

As Congress labors toward a spending deal for the rest of the fiscal year, thereby averting another looming government shutdown, 43 Republicans have urged their colleagues to “force the inclusion” of measures to secure the border and curb radical progressive policies.