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Sen. Mike Lee is warning his Republican colleagues not to support the current leadership spending expansion bill.
Lee (R-UT) calls for “protecting the border. Or turn it off.
He scored a good point.
Lee made more salient points in his X-feed on Monday.
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Mike Lee – Kill the “Schumer minibus”
The Hill reports: “Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) hailed a package of six government funding bills Sunday as ‘good news’ that prevents a government shutdown ‘without cuts or pill riders poisoned.'”
“Schumer and congressional leaders unveiled the long-awaited package Sunday afternoon, with hopes that the package will pass before the March 8 partial government shutdown deadline,” The Hill added. “Congress extended the previous week’s funding deadline to submit and pass the package.”
The story continued:
The six spending bills focus on funding the departments of Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Veterans Affairs, Justice, Commerce and Energy through this fall. In total, the bills will allocate approximately $450 billion.
Both Democrats and Republicans responded to the package by taking victory laps on some inclusions. GOP members touted cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; and the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the funding package, while Democrats welcomed the protection of some welfare programs.
– The hill
Several conservative Republicans, according to reports, have advised President Mike Johnson (R-LA) to abandon negotiations and instead opt for a one-year funding bill with across-the-board budget cuts.
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Time is running out… At the border
“The clock is ticking until government funding runs out this Friday,” Schumer warned. “Between now and the end of the week, the House must quickly pass and send this bipartisan package to the Senate.”
But what about America’s chaotic southern border? Time has been flowing there for a long time. Too long.
Apparently, no one is worried That obvious problem, except for a minority of conservative Republicans.
Especially Senator Mike Lee.
Secure the border or close it
