Congressman Threatens to Cut DHS and DOJ Funding Ahead of Spending Fight

Texas Congressman Chip Roy says he will not approve funding for the Department of Homeland Security or Justice Department unless “changes” are made.

“And I can tell you right now for all my colleagues, I will not vote for a continuing resolution or any funding for DHS or DOJ if we don’t get changes to both,” the Republican lawmaker told Shannon Bream on “Fox News Sunday.”

“I want the border secure,” Roy said. “I want DOJ restored to following the rule of law, and we should use the power of the purse as James Madison wrote in Federalist 58—it’s the most powerful weapon against an over-tyrannical executive branch that we see unfold right now before our eyes.”