GOP debt limit bill would gut Border Patrol, Democrats say in latest attack

By Cami Mondeaux

Published April 29, 2023 2:35pm ET

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GOP debt limit bill would gut Border Patrol, Democrats say in latest attack — FILE - In this April 10, 2018, file frame from video, a National Guard troop watches over Rio Grande River on the border in Roma, Texas. President Donald Trump has asked governors to deploy thousands of National Guard troops to the border with Mexico, citing a recent surge in people crossing illegally. Apprehensions at the border fell sharply shortly after Trump took office last year but they have gradually increased in recent months. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who is running for re-election this year, has eagerly complied with Trump's request, dispatching hundreds of guard members and saying that the Texas contribution could reach 1,400 or more. | (AP Photo/John Mone, File)

Democrats are expanding their attacks against the Republican-backed debt limit bill passed earlier this week, this time accusing the GOP of voting to reduce the number of Border Patrol agents stationed at the southern border as a way to cut government spending.

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