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Ms. Speaker, I rise today in support of this short-term continuing resolution.
While we have made progress in our efforts to finish Fiscal Year 2024 bills, Congress has much more work to do.
More time is needed to negotiate bills both sides can support.
The House and Senate took very different approaches to this year's bills, and finding common ground will not be easy.
But now that the Speaker has negotiated a topline, we can move forward.
I want to be clear: as we begin to conference these bills, House Republicans are committed to fighting for meaningful policy changes.
I thank the Speaker for his reasonable plan to keep the government open and give Congress more time to negotiate.
I urge my colleagues to support this CR, and I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. Chair, I rise in support of HR 5894, the Fiscal Year 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies bill.
This is my first year as chair of this important Subcommittee and I'm proud to be able to support programs that touch the lives of every American.
Our nation remains mired in high inflation, which has only been worsened by the massive infusion of government spending, both during and immediately after the COVID pandemic.
I have said numerous times – inflation is a tax on every single American. Moreover, it is a tax borne disproportionately by low-income Americans. We cannot continue to make our constituents pay for our reckless DC beltway spending. At some point, we must stop the out-of-control spending spree we've seen over the past two years.
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of this continuing resolution, H.R. 6363.
Before discussing this CR, I want to explain our process. At the beginning of this Congress, House Republicans said we would change how Washington works. As of today, we have sent 7 appropriations bills to the Senate, totaling roughly 75% of government funding. The Senate has passed 3 of its bills, totaling 17%.
We still have a lot more work to do to get full-year bills enacted into law. That is why I support the Speaker's reasonable plan to continue government funding into early next year. It buys us time to agree on a topline funding level and negotiate final bills with the Senate.
Most importantly, this plan will allow us to:
Good afternoon. As the Chairman of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, I am here to explain the CJS bill and ask that you provide an appropriate rule for its consideration.
As you know, the CJS Subcommittee has jurisdiction over a diverse group of agencies responsible for enforcing trade laws; promoting U.S. economic interests; bolstering innovation and manufacturing; forecasting the weather; managing fisheries; combating drug trafficking, violent crime, financial fraud, terrorism, espionage, and cybercrime; exploring space; and advancing science.
The fiscal situation facing the country requires some very significant and difficult spending reductions.
The need for reductions was reflected in the Budget Resolution that passed the House, and in the 302b allocation that we were given.
