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Mr. Speaker, I am proud to speak on the Spending Reduction and Border Security Act of 2024.
The most basic duty Congress must complete every year is our Constitutional power to fund the government. This bill will provide funding to keep our government open until October 31st. Unless we act now the government will shut down at midnight on Saturday.
The House of Representatives has already passed 4 appropriations bills, constituting the majority of funding for our government, while the Senate continues to sit on their hands and has failed to pass anything. Typical.
The country has nearly 32.9 trillion dollars in debt, and our deficit this year is $1.9 trillion. The Biden administration has gone on a spending binge with money we do not have to spend. It is time we slow our funding to a more sustainable level.
WASHINGTON – Today, the House of Representatives met to consider H.R. 4367, the Fiscal Year 2024 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act. The measure was approved by the House with a vote of 220 to 208.
WASHINGTON – Today, the House of Representatives met to consider H.R. 4665, the Fiscal Year 2024 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act. The measure was approved by the House with a vote of 216 to 212.
Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 5692, which provides security assistance to Ukraine and funds a Special Inspector General to oversee these and other funds provided by the American taxpayers.
In 2016, the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, referred to as USAI, was created in response to increased Russian aggression. These funds, along with the National Guard's State Partnership Program with California and other efforts, have transformed the Ukrainian military from a remnant of the Soviet empire to a capable and increasingly western fighting force.
This funding is not sent directly to Ukraine.
Since 2016, these funds have been used to pay for the training U.S. troops provide Ukrainian troops and for U.S. manufactured weapons we provide to Ukraine.
