{"id":2203546,"date":"2024-03-21T16:08:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T20:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-tony-gonzales-balks-at-bipartisan-funding-bill-count-me-out\/"},"modified":"2024-03-21T16:11:36","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T20:11:36","slug":"republican-tony-gonzales-balks-at-bipartisan-funding-bill-count-me-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-tony-gonzales-balks-at-bipartisan-funding-bill-count-me-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Republican Tony Gonzales rejects bipartisan funding bill: &#8216;I&#8217;m not in"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frepublican-tony-gonzales-balks-at-bipartisan-funding-bill-count-me-out%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2203546&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Rep. Tony Gonzales Stands Firm Against Bipartisan Spending Deal<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI will be voting no tomorrow,\u201d Gonzales wrote Thursday morning in a text message to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Texas congressman, known for his unwavering stance on border security, has taken a\u200c bold step by rejecting the bipartisan spending deal aimed at averting\u200b a government shutdown. Gonzales, representing a district \u200dthat borders Mexico for 800 miles, is no \u2062stranger\u2063 to the challenges of immigration and security.<\/p>\n<h3>Gonzales Defends His Stance<\/h3>\n<p>Gonzales voiced his discontent with\u200c the lack of policy changes\u200d addressing \u200bthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-lawmakers-condemn-biden-admin-over-border-crisis\/\" title=\"GOP lawmakers condemn Biden admin. over border crisis\">ongoing border crisis<\/a>, emphasizing \u2062that merely increasing \u200bfunding for the Department of Homeland Security is insufficient. In his own words, \u201cThrowing more $ at [the Department of Homeland Security] is \u2063like throwing gasoline on a West Texas fire.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No Policy Changes to Address Border Crisis<\/li>\n<li>Demands Unmet by Budget Negotiators<\/li>\n<li>Frustration with Biden\u2019s Border Agenda<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With a sharp criticism\u2064 of President Biden\u2019s border policies, Gonzales highlighted the devastating impact of the administration&#8217;s approach on his district, stating, \u201cBiden\u2019s failed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-prohibits-florida-agencies-from-assisting-biden-admin-in-transporting-migrants\/\" title=\"DeSantis Prohibits Florida Agencies From Assisting Biden Admin In Transporting Migrants\">border agenda<\/a> has caused too much death and destruction across \u2062my district.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Gonzales Stands Firm on \u200dBorder Security<\/h3>\n<p>Expressing a strong\u200b resolve against perpetuating a flawed system, Gonzales outlined his concerns regarding the funding legislation, citing the \u200cabsence of essential measures like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-develop-plan-to-balance-federal-budget-in-just-7-years\/\" title=\"Republicans Develop Plan to Balance Federal Budget in Just 7 Years\">closing asylum loopholes<\/a>, ending \u200ccatch and release practices, and curbing misuse of paroling authority.<\/p>\n<p>This principled stand by Gonzales underscores his commitment to effective border security strategies and his refusal to endorse a spending bill that falls \u2064short of addressing \u2062critical immigration issues.<\/p>\n<p>As Gonzales\u2062 heads towards a runoff election on May 28, his \u2064steadfast approach to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wall-of-waste-biden-cancels-trump-barrier-but-quietly-fills-in-half-the-gaps\/\" title=\"Biden cancels Trump's wall but quietly fills half the gaps.\">border security continues<\/a> \u200dto resonate with \u2064voters, \u2063setting the stage for a contentious political showdown in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p>While Gonzales faces stiff\u200b competition in the upcoming election, his principled stance on border security and unwavering commitment to representing his constituents&#8217; concerns position him as a formidable figure in the political \u2064landscape.<\/p>\n<p>For the latest \u2064updates on Gonzales\u2019s stance and the unfolding political dynamics, \u200bstay tuned to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> for comprehensive coverage and analysis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) refused a bipartisan spending proposal to prevent a government shutdown, citing concerns about the Department of Homeland Security funding. In a text to the Washington Examiner, he stated, &#8220;I will be voting no tomorrow.&#8221; Gonzales critiqued the &#8220;minibus&#8221; of six appropriations bills, deeming it insufficient<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2655,"featured_media":2203547,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP23318710199344-1024x590.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2203546","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP23318710199344-1024x590.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2203546","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2655"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2203546"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2203546\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2203547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2203546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2203546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2203546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}