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.
Mr. Johnson touted the deal in a “Dear Colleague” letter that said “hard-fought concessions” have been secured from Democrats, including an additional $16 billion in spending cuts over the previously negotiated framework and a $30 billion overall reduction compared to the Senate’s original spending plan….
