Freedom Caucus Mounts Last Stand to protect Wall

Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) and other House Freedom Caucus members have pledged to vote “no” on a short-term continuing resolution that would fund the government until February 8th – when Democrats will firmly control the House. (The Daily Caller)
 

“The time to stand up for the American people and fight for wall funding is now. If the president vetoes a [continuing resolution (CR)] without wall funding, the American people and his allies in Congress will back him up. We’ll support him. The time to act is now. That’s why we were elected and it’s time we follow through,” Meadows, chairman of the congressional caucus, told the TheDCNF Thursday.

Meadows called out House Speaker Paul Ryan on the House floor Wednesday and said he would not be giving up on the border wall or the American people.

“The president many months ago said he wouldn’t sign another funding bill unless we gave him wall funding. So what did this House do? It passed a bill to fund the Department of Defense and passed a short-term CR and said, ‘You know what? We’re going to have that fight, but we’re going to have that fight after the midterms,’” Meadows said on the House floor. “You know what, Mr. Speaker? It’s after the midterms. And we’re here to say that we’re ready to fight on behalf of all the freedom-loving Americans to make sure we have secure borders.”

“Mr. President, we’re going to back you up. If you veto this bill we’ll be there. But more importantly, the American people will be there. They’ll be there to support you. Let’s build the wall and make sure that we do our job in Congress,” he continued.

At the eleventh hour today, President Trump left open the possibility that he would veto any spending bill that doesn’t include funding for his oft-mentioned border wall.