Rep. Chip Roy Calls to Stop Funding Government: ‘We’re Being Invaded’

8 Apr 2022

The United States is currently under “invasion” at its southern border, according to Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), who called to reject funding a government that refuses to secure the border, pass his discharge petition to preserve the policy that helps border officials regulate the inflow of illegal immigration, and have the Lone Star State “stand up” in the fight to protect the border.

Claiming the establishment in Washington “doesn’t like to sign discharge petitions,” Rep. Chip Roy, appearing on the Dana Show with Dana Loesch Wednesday, first suggested that with another six to eight Democrats joining, enough signatures could be garnered to allow for moving a bill on the House floor.

In general, “the Speaker sets the agenda and that means the Speaker decides what comes up on the floor,” he said.

However, he noted an exception.

“Two hundred eighteen signatures on a discharge petition to move a bill means we can move a bill on the floor,” he said. “So we need six, seven, [or] eight Democrats to join us to get up to 218 signatures.”

“And so the media should ask every Democrat: ‘Why won’t you sign this discharge petition?’” he said.

The Texas Republican also called to stop funding the government.

“[On] September 30, the government funding runs out,” he said. “Well, we’ve got now five and a half months and we should fight and say, ‘Do not fund a government that refuses to secure the border.’”

“Let’s have that fight,” he added, though sensing Republicans would “run away” from the notion.

According to Rep. Roy, a shutdown is most appropriate under current circumstances.

Moar: https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/04/08/rep-chip-roy-calls-stop-funding-government-invaded/