Republicans Threaten to Shut Down the Government Over Spending Cuts | EWTN News Nightly

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The drum is beating louder for a partial government shutdown to take place at the end of the week. Some Republican lawmakers now say they're willing to shut down the government if Democrats don't meet their demands on spending cuts and border security. More than a dozen House Conservatives have now blocked bills from getting votes on the floor, essentially bringing House business to a halt. But this time, they have the support of some Senate Republicans. Bottom line, they're angry at Speaker Mike Johnson's funding deal with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. Representative Chip Roy says, "We want the Republican Congress to stand up and fight. Actually do what we said we would do and that's what I want to see out of this. And so look, everything should be on the table today. We took down a rule saying, look, guys, let's sit down, do our job spend at the level we're supposed to, the people I represent, they want us to cut spending, secure the border." Representative Ralph Norman says, "No more illegal's crossing the border. Put that as a pre-requisite to any funding. Why fund a government that's working against the people of this country. And we've got a national security threat, with the eight, ten, how many million people that are in this country. It's time to stop. That's the hill to die on." Capitol Hill Correspondent, Erik Rosales reports. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf

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