The $1.2 trillion spending bill recently signed into law by Joe Biden includes $380 million to strengthen border controls — not in the United States but in Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Tunisia, and Oman.
This funding for foreign countries’ border security, which has become a regular fixture in recent omnibus budgets, has ruffled feathers among Republicans, given the crisis at the U.S. southern border.
This discrepancy was highlighted by Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) in 2022. He complained the Democrats were “doing border security in foreign countries, [while] impeding border security in our country.”
However, with Scalise as the House majority leader this year, the same policies are still advancing.
While the spending bill secured bipartisan approval, preventing a government shutdown, it saw substantial opposition from conservatives. Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.), Speaker of the House, faced a motion filed against him by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), accusing him of betraying the faith of the House GOP Conference by allowing the legislation.
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