. It has led to a verbal back-and-forth between the two members who sit on opposite sides of the conservative spectrum, though Roy insists they remain on cordial terms.
Democrats argue there is not enough space or funding to house the number of migrants seeking asylum in the country and have pushed for more legal pathways to enter the country. But U.S. House Republicans demand there first be a hardened border before any immigration reform can come to the table. Failing to pay the nation’s debts would be an earth-shattering blow to international confidence in U.S. assets, leading to high interest rates and inflation. Both parties agree that defaulting on the debt is not an option. The United States has never defaulted on its debt, even though the threat of doing so has lingered over every Congress for years., R-Texas, said at a news conference on the debt ceiling Wednesday.