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Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of this six-bill appropriations package. I am glad we are here considering full-year bills, and I want to thank everyone who participated in this process.
With the odds stacked against us, House Republicans made progress in how we fund the government. We drafted the most conservative bills in history. Members submitted over one thousand amendments. We considered House bills individually on the floor, and we avoided a massive omnibus measure.
In total, we increased defense funding and made targeted cuts. We also maintained legacy riders that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle wanted to remove.
Overall, this bill honors our commitment to our veterans, strengthens our energy security, holds agencies accountable, supports our farmers and ranchers, and makes our transportation systems safer.
Thank you. I rise in support of the Consolidated Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2024.
I’d like to commend Chairwoman Granger for her leadership of the Appropriations Committee and for getting the first six bills across the finish line. I would also like to thank the Interior Subcommittee Ranking Member Pingree for her partnership.
Together, we’ve negotiated a reasonable compromise to avoid a government shutdown that fails to respond to our nation’s needs and maintain our public lands.
The Interior and Environment division provides non-defense topline resources totaling $38.9 billion – nearly 4 percent below the FY23 level.
Cutting funding is never easy, but with the national debt in excess of $34 trillion, we made tough choices in this bill to rein in federal spending.
WASHINGTON - Today, the House of Representatives met to consider H.R. 4366, The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024. The measure was approved with a vote of 339 to 85.
Thank you very much Mr. Speaker, and I want to thank the chairwoman for yielding. I want to begin with some much deserved thank yous I want to thank the speaker this house, this deal would not have come together without his leadership and support. I particularly want to thank my Chairwoman Kay Granger and Ranking Member DeLauro for their work and their leadership and putting a package together they can get across this floor in a bipartisan manner. And I'd be remissed not to thank my negotiating part counterparts, Ranking Member Quigley and Senator Schatz and Ranking Member Hyde Smith on the Senate side of the rotunda. They were just terrific to work with in every way. And finally, and always, we have outstanding staff. We all know what that and this bill wouldn't be here without their hard work.
