"Lawmakers Clash on Border Policy Amid Visits and Funding Debates"

House Speaker Mike Johnson has dismissed concerns of a government shutdown over border spending, despite Rep. Chip Roy's threat to withhold funding until border security and asylum reforms are enacted. Johnson clarified that Roy did not intend to suggest a shutdown, despite Roy's letter stating that government funding should be contingent on the President signing H.R. 2 or its equivalent. This comes amidst other Republicans, like Sen. Mike Lee, also threatening to withhold funding over border security, and after a legislative session that ended without significant achievements, partly attributed to GOP extremism by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.