Some Republicans Threaten to Vote Against Government Funding Over Border Crisis

Some Republicans are threatening to vote against government funding under a tentative deal between Democrat and GOP leadership, citing lack of border security.

Rep. Bob Goods (R-Va.) speaks during a news conference with the House Freedom Caucus on the debt limit negotiations at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on March 10, 2023. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

A number of Republicans—all members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus—have threatened to vote against a government funding measures if a recent spending deal between Democrat and GOP leadership doesn’t include provisions to tighten border security.

“Shut down the border or shut down the government,” Rep. Eli Crane (R-Az.), a member of the House Freedom Caucus, wrote in a post on X on Monday, a day after House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced a deal on top-line spending numbers that the speaker hailed as a key step in averting a looming government shutdown.