Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) is adamant that plans to fund the U.S. government and avoid a partial government shutdown must include measure to secure the U.S. southern border.
“Across the nation, whether it’s a conservative area, a more liberal area, blue mayors, everyone’s crying for the border to be shut down,” Mr. Ogles told NTD’s “Capitol Report.”
Several Republicans have called for increased border security as a key component in the budget going forward, as the latest round of government funding is set to run out on Jan. 19.
This week, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced that he had reached a deal with Senate Democrats and the White House on a topline spending figure of $1.59 trillion for the fiscal year. However, some Republicans have expressed dissatisfaction with the tentative budget agreement, and 13 Republicans—including Mr. Ogles— voted to block a procedural vote on Wednesday in protest of the budget deal….
