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Lewis Statement on the Democrat’s Temporary Continuing Resolution (CR)

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Appropriations Ranking Republican Jerry Lewis gave the following floor statement today regarding the Democrat leadership’s plan to temporarily extend funding for government operations into next week. This temporary Continuing Resolution (CR) is intended to allow the Senate additional time to pass the massive Fiscal Year 2009 Omnibus Appropriations bill.

Floor Statement by Ranking Member Jerry Lewis:

Lewis: Cutting Back Spending - Not Raising Taxes - Should be Budget Priority

WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Obama today released his proposed budget outline for federal government agencies and programs for the next fiscal year. The information unveiled today is a precursor to the official federal budget request the Administration will submit to Congress in April.

Lewis: Omnibus Spending is “Unnecessary, Irresponsible, Unaffordable, and Unsustainable”

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The House today passed the “Omnibus” appropriations bill, which funds several government agencies and programs through the end of the 2009 fiscal year. House Appropriations Ranking Republican Jerry Lewis voted against the bill.

Ranking Member Lewis Floor Statement on the Omnibus Appropriations Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Appropriations Ranking Republican Jerry Lewis gave the following speech on the floor of the House today regarding the Fiscal Year 2009 Omnibus Appropriations bill:

FY 2009 Omnibus – Overdue, Over-budget, Undercover

One of the basic duties of Congress is to pass annual spending bills to fund the federal government. As part of this process, Congress is responsible for making tough budget decisions and providing critical oversight of government spending, while representing the interests of the taxpayers who foot the bill.

The FY 2009 Omnibus is the essence of the Democrat Majority’s failure to fulfill these basic responsibilities.

Lewis Statement on the Signing of the “Stimulus” Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Jerry Lewis, Ranking Republican on the House Appropriations Committee, today made the following statement in advance of the signing of the “stimulus” bill by President Obama. The trillion dollar legislation was approved by Congress late last week.

House Passes Faulty “Stimulus” Legislation

Lewis: “Trillion is the new million in Washington”

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House today passed the much-criticized “stimulus” legislation on a virtual party-line vote. The legislation contains a total of almost $800 billion, the majority of it to fund various new and existing government programs.

House Appropriations Ranking Republican Jerry Lewis voted no on the package.

Stimulus Conference Report – Air-drops, Adds, and Alterations

No one save for a few Democrat leaders and staff has seen the full text of the stimulus legislation, and reports indicate that some of it is still being written. At some point, Members of Congress will be asked to vote on this legislation with very little time to view or research its contents – likely less than an hour or two.