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Government shutdown threat intensifies as Republicans use border security as collateral

By Cami Mondeaux
Published August 10, 2023 5:29pm ET
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Government shutdown threat intensifies as Republicans use border security as collateral
Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, is surrounded by reporters as he arrives for a closed-door Republican leadership candidate forum, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. Roy claimed the "12 Republicans" who voted in favor of it "are either stupid or deceitful." The 12 Republicans Roy was referring to are presumably the 12 Republican Senators who had voted in favor of the Respect for Marriage Act. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

A growing number of House Republicans are threatening to withhold support on key spending bills unless the Biden administration makes drastic changes to its border security measures, setting the stage for a possible government shutdown ahead of a looming September deadline.

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