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WASHINGTON – Today, the Homeland Security Subcommittee and Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee met to consider their fiscal year 2023 appropriations bills. The measures were reported out to the full committee with concerns raised by Republicans.
I want to thank Chairman Quigley for presenting the fiscal year 2023 Financial Services and General Government appropriations bill. I also want to recognize the work of the ranking member of the subcommittee, Mr. Womack.
As a result of the chairman and ranking member's efforts, the bill before us includes many priorities of Members on both sides of the aisle, including:
Chairman Bishop, thank you for presenting the fiscal year 2023 bill that funds Agriculture, Rural Development, and the Food and Drug Administration.
I also want to recognize the hard work of the acting ranking member of the subcommittee, Dr. Harris.
I appreciate both of you working to fund priorities of Members on both sides of the aisle.
While this bill funds many important programs, it is based on a funding level that passed the House without Republican support.
In addition to concerns about spending, I have a few examples of what must be carefully reviewed as this particular bill moves through the process.
Madam Chair, thank you for presenting the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs bill today. I appreciate the work that you and Ranking Member Carter have done this year to fund many projects important to our Members.
Unfortunately, just like the other bills we marked up earlier today, this bill is based on a funding level that passed the House without Republican support. In addition, we disagree with policy provisions that were dropped from, and added to, this particular bill.
This bill fails to include long-standing language prohibiting the transfer of detainees currently at Guantanamo Bay. These detainees are the worst of the worst, and we need assurance that they will never be moved to the United States.
