ICYMI, Republican Appropriators Moved All 12 FY25 Bills Through Committee
Washington, D.C. – ICYMI, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) and Republican Appropriators held a press conference last week on successfully moving all 12 Fiscal Year 2025 bills through the Committee.
Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) said, “Every single bill has been marked up... everybody has had their opportunity for input...The reality is this is a process – this is an important point in the process. We recognize the Senate has its own process – we're a bit ahead of them. All 12 bills are out so we have a negotiating position. We could literally go to conference now on the basis of what we've done – four [bills] across the full floor.”
Commerce, Justice, and Science Subcommittee Chairman Hal Rogers (R-KY) said, "We know that people are looking toward Capitol Hill for the hope of better days ahead. The progress on these bills signals our commitment to getting our fiscal house in order and protecting the interests of this great country."
Labor, Health and Human Service, and Education Subcommittee Chairman Robert Aderholt (R-AL) said, "Under Chairman Cole's leadership, this has been a process. We have kept the trains running through the subcommittees and full committee... The [Labor, Health and Human Service, and Education bill] provides the resources for the continued success of critical programs – at the same time, we remain steadfast to Republican's commitment to be fiscally responsible in the entire appropriations process."
Interior and Environment Subcommittee Chairman Mike Simpson (R-ID) said, "Reducing spending is never as easy as expanding spending. We knew that would be the case. We knew we would have to make some tough choices in these bills... While reducing unnecessary federal spending, I am pleased we encourage energy independence, expand access to domestic resource production, help reduce energy costs, protect American jobs, and continue access to our public lands."
Defense Subcommittee Chairman Ken Calvert (R-CA) said, "Time is not on our side... The only way we can prevent further aggression is to field and operate capability and demonstrate America's military advantage. The Defense Appropriations bill provides $833 billion to do just that... This bill procures where we can, trains where we must, and invests in capability that will make our adversaries wake up every day and say 'today is not the day to provoke the United States.'"
State and Foreign Operations Subcommittee Chairman Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) said, "The Appropriations Committee is leading the Republican House… What this bill does, it reestablishes American leadership where it has been, frankly, absent because of the Biden Administration. And, I have said this before, the State and Foreign Operations bill, what it does is the following: If you are a friend and an ally of the United States, this bill supports you. If you are an adversary or are in cahoots with the adversaries of the United States, you ain't going to like this bill one bit."
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee Chairman Steve Womack (R-AR) said, "I don’t think it’s a stretch to say that we have brought respect back to the appropriations process. When you consider the fact that it is the 11th day of July – and as Mr. Aderholt said earlier – we have now completed the markups on all 12 of our appropriations bills through committee – and a third of those across the floor of the House, with others to come soon, is a departure from the norm."
Energy and Water Development Subcommittee Chairman Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN) said, "The American people are looking to us right now to get our work done – to complete all 12 bills in the time and way that we did this… I have never been more proud and thankful to be an appropriator, Mr. Chairman. If I may, in a micro-sense, I am particularly fond of the Energy and Water bill – I chair that subcommittee. It funds the Department of Energy, and yes, Mr. Chairman, that has the nation’s procurement – the production and procurement of our nuclear arsenal – critically important."
Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee Chairman Dave Joyce (R-OH) said, "Together, all of us subcommittee chairs have been good stewards of the taxpayer money. We want that the American people – that they understand that the agencies are under our jurisdiction are not wasting money by supporting bad policies that fail to achieve the desired outcomes. That is what we certainly did in the Financial Services and General Government bill by making cuts to inefficient programs."
Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food and Drug Administration Subcommittee Chairman Andy Harris (R-MD) said, "As Americans continue to struggle with inflation driven by the out-of-control spending of the Biden Administration, the Appropriations Committee used our constitutional responsibility wisely by first rejecting a laundry list of woke and wasteful spending requests in the President’s unrealistic Budget and then by funding the key programs and agencies that improve the quality of life for Americans."
Legislative Branch Subcommittee Chairman David Valadao (R-CA) said, "The [Legislative Branch bill] ensures the House is open to and works for the American people... Our work on these bills reflects our commitment to funding the government responsibly and on time."
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