Republican Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) lashed out at his Republican colleagues during a Newsmax appearance Thursday, criticizing the party's approach to government funding and calling out his Republican colleagues. There is nothing to campaign for.”
Biggs, a former chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, stopped the press conference during an appearance on “The Chris Salcedo Show” after being asked how many of the 12 personal spending bills filed by House Republicans had been completed. vehemently criticized.
“None. None. None completed,” Biggs said. “They were a few of them. I think seven were sent from the House to the Senate. The Senate hasn't taken up any of these bills. Are you active? You are failing and continuing to fund this stupid Ukraine, this outrageous Ukrainian fiasco that is going on right now.”
“We don't have anything to go out and campaign for, Chris. It's embarrassing.”
Biggs' move comes as conservatives in the House and Senate threaten to shut down the government unless Senate Democrats and the White House agree to secure the southern border. The border dispute has delayed the submission of an additional funding bill that would allocate funds to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.
House Republicans have grown increasingly skeptical about funding for Ukraine, but recently said they would support an additional package for the conflict-affected country if Congress passes the proposed border security bill, HR2. expressed. Some conservatives said Wednesday they are considering major changes to border security. While regular government funding bills have been introduced, additional foreign aid remains stalled in the process.
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) told The Hill on Wednesday, “Unless we secure the border, we're going to have to make a huge effort to fundraise and do nothing.” “It's going to be a big battle.
“Everyone knows that our southern border is now a clear and imminent danger, and the country knows that it is a clear and imminent danger. The numbers. [of migrants] It’s phenomenal,” he said. “We’re going to work with everyone we can to make sure the funding bill doesn’t pass until we have a secure border.”
If Congress does not fund the Departments of Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and the Departments of Agriculture, Energy, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development by Jan. 19, a partial government shutdown will occur. The remaining governments have until February 2nd to raise the funds.
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