“We’re $34.5 trillion ,” he said on CNN’son Sunday. “Both parties are equally to blame over that time. Both parties. The uniparty, the entire establishment in Washington, keeps spending money we don’t have, racking up debt to advance policies that are undermining our safety and well-being.” sent the legislation to his desk, despite missing a midnight deadline to avert a partial, temporary shutdown.
Biden signing the bill into law means the government is now funded through the end of fiscal 2024. Congress and the Roy said that along with deficit spending, Congress is failing voters by failing to secure the southern border. “Laken Riley, who dies because of mass parole policies, releasing people into the United States,” he said to CNN. “That man, the suspect, was released under those policies, against the law. She dies. We’ve got hundreds of examples like that.” has filed a motion to vacate House Speaker Mike Johnson over the funding bill, which, if successful, would make him the second speaker removed during this year’s budget process.
A specific timetable for when the motion will be voted on, or if it would pass, is unknown, but it appears likely to be dealt with when the House returns from recess in April. Roy mostly avoided the topic when asked about it, calling it “beltway palace drama” that intrigues the Washington press rather than voters. But he acknowledged, “It’s a very difficult job for the speaker.”