Two House Republicans Vow to Block Homeland Security Funding Amid Border Crisis

People walk between razor wire and a string of buoys placed on the water along the Rio Grande border with Mexico in Eagle Pass, Texas, on July 16, 2023. Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP/Getty Images

Two House Republicans came out on July 27 against funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) whether through appropriations or a continuing resolution, due to the Biden administration’s handling of the crisis at the southern border—leaving the House GOP majority with the slimmest of margins.

The House GOP, which consists of 222 members, would only be able to lose one of its members as Rep. Brandon Williams (R-N.Y.) is in the hospital this week—assuming all Democrats vote against the appropriations bill.