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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-Calif), Ranking Republican on the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement today on the failure of the Democrat majority to pass a clean supplemental spending bill before the Memorial Day recess:

Ranking Member Lewis: “Congress Must Complete its Work on a Clean Supplemental”

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Jerry Lewis (R-Calif.), today called on his colleagues in the House and Senate to pass a clean supplemental spending bill as soon as possible, and to continue to work on this vital funding legislation until it is completed.

Lewis Statement on the failure of the troop funding provision in the
war supplemental

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Appropriations Ranking Republican Jerry Lewis (R-Calif.) has released the following statement on the failed passage of the troop funding provisions included in the war appropriations supplemental:

Statement by Ranking Member Lewis in Opposition to the Democrat War Supplemental Spending Package

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Jerry Lewis, Ranking Republican on the House Appropriations Committee, gave the following statement on the floor of the House today in opposition to the Democrat war supplemental appropriations package:

Statement by Ranking Members Lewis in Opposition to the Rule on the War Supplemental Appropriations Legislation

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Appropriations Ranking Republican Jerry Lewis (R-Calif), made the following statement on the Floor of the House today in opposition to the rule governing debate on the war supplemental appropriations legislation.

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.