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Thank you, Madam Chair, for yielding.
First, I want to thank the chair and ranking member for their work on the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education bill.
I have great respect for Chair DeLauro's dedication to these issues. I also appreciate Ranking Member Cole's ability to find common ground when it is necessary, but also to clearly highlight when the parties disagree.
I need to begin my remarks today by noting concerns that Tom and I share about this year's Labor-HHS bill.
This bill includes an unprecedented increase that is nearly 40 percent more than last year. This is simply too high, especially when many programs in this bill have already received billions of dollars over the past year from COVID spending bills.
That said, the incredibly high price tag is not the only problem with this bill.
WASHINGTON – Today, the full committee met to consider the fiscal year 2022 appropriations bills for the subcommittees on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Commerce, Justice, and Science. Committee Republicans were unable to support the bills due to the total spending level and controversial policy provisions that are in the bills.
WASHINGTON – Today, the full committee met to consider the fiscal year 2022 appropriations bills for the subcommittees on Defense and Homeland Security. Committee Republicans were unable to support the bills due to the total spending level and controversial policy provisions that are in the bills.
Thank you, Madam Chair, for yielding.
First, I want to thank Chair McCollum and Ranking Member Calvert for their work on the fiscal year 2022 Defense appropriations bill.
As the former chair of this subcommittee, I know how much hard work goes into drafting this bill and how important it is.
I also want to acknowledge the efforts of the committee staff, specifically our minority clerk, Johnnie Kaberle, and the majority clerk, Chris Bigelow.
Providing funding for our nation's defense is one of the most important responsibilities we have as Members of Congress, and those staffers are so very, very important.
I am pleased to see that this bill funds many priorities for Members on both sides of the aisle.
